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“Respectability is a curse; it is an "evil" that corrodes the mind and heart. It creeps upon one unknowingly and destroys love.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure. — Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar Copy Share Image
Every fairly intelligent person is aware that the price of respectability is a muffled soul bent on the trivial and the mediocre. — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
True respectability stems not from the will of the majority but from proper reasoning. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Proper respect to others is the most prudent rule of directing the measure of reverence due to ourselves. — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“Respect is better than tolerance (2) for the very obverse and complement of its sternness: It does not just “bear” the others, nor just… — Eva Brann Copy Share Image
“Respect isn’t born in obedience—it grows in the quiet reverence of boundaries honored and trust earned.” — Kemal Onur Güneş Copy Share Image
I have been lucky enough to travel a lot, meet great people in many lands. I have liked almost everyone I met along the… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Nobody ever wins by the cavalry coming to rescue you. It isn't a question of you're happy if you get married, or you get… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“He had not known it was possible to love a little human being as he loved Annie.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Listen to me, Ria. It will be different when you and I have a home. It will be a real home, one that people… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint -… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
My family life reads a bit like 'Little House on the Prairie.' I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream,… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“If you had your time all over again....? She was keen to know. You can't rewrite history. I have no idea what I'd do.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“He called everyone sweetheart. There was nothing particularly special about it.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
