"Respect yourself and others will respect you."
Confucius
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Respect Quotes
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Respect Quotes
Best respect quotes from Confucius, Einstein, Jackie Robinson, Gandhi, Emerson and Bruce Lee: 200 lines on self-respect, dignity and treating others well.
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."
Jackie Robinson
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"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."Bruce Lee
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"Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners."
Laurence Sterne
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"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't."
Bill Nye
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"If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you."Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"
Confucius
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"I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university."
Albert Einstein
"Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress."
Richard Branson
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"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."
Bryant H. McGill
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"Men are respectable only as they respect."Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
Thomas J. Watson
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"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."
Abraham Joshua Heschel
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"Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life – is the source from which self-respect springs."
Joan Didion
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"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect."Marcus Aurelius
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"Respect is what we owe; love, what we give."
Philip James Bailey
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
Samuel Johnson
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"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
George Washington
CourtesyTrust
"Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be."
Leo Tolstoy
"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy."Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others."
Emily Post
MannersEmpathy
"Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace."
Benito Juárez
RightsPeace
"The first duty of love is to listen."
Paul Tillich
ListeningLove
"Old age is not a disease – it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses."
Maggie Kuhn
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"Respect is love in plain clothes."
Frankie Byrne
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# Respect Quotes
Respect is the quiet foundation of every healthy relationship, family, workplace and society. Confucius taught, "Respect yourself and others will respect you." Albert Einstein made a point of speaking to the garbage man and the university president in exactly the same way, and Jackie Robinson asked only to be respected as a human being.
This collection gathers the best respect quotes on self-respect, dignity, courtesy, listening, equality and treating others well, from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mahatma Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, Rabindranath Tagore, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and many more. Use them as reminders that respect is something we give freely and earn through our character.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Respect quotes.
What is the most famous quote about respect?
One of the most famous is Confucius's "Respect yourself and others will respect you." Jackie Robinson's request to be respected "as a human being" and Bruce Lee's "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect" are also widely quoted.
What do famous people say about self-respect?
Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote that self-respect is the only way to compel others to respect you, Abraham Joshua Heschel called it "the fruit of discipline," and Joan Didion linked it to taking responsibility for one's own life. Gandhi added that no one can take away our self-respect unless we give it to them.
How can we show respect to others, according to famous quotes?
Great thinkers point to listening, courtesy and treating everyone equally. Albert Einstein spoke to everyone in the same way, Richard Branson said respect is how you treat everyone, "not just those you want to impress," and Stephen Covey urged us to listen to understand rather than just to reply.
What are some quotes about respecting teachers and elders?
Kabir's famous doha says he would bow first to the Guru, who showed him the way to God. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose birthday India celebrates as Teachers' Day, said teachers should be the best minds in the country. Mencius taught reverence for elders in one's own family and in others' families.
What are some Indian quotes about respect?
Popular Indian sayings on respect include Gandhi's "Talisman" about remembering the poorest person, Basavanna's "Work is worship," Thiruvalluvar's advice to answer wrongdoing with kindness, and Rahim's reminder not to discard the small, because "where a needle is needed, what can a sword do?"
How can I use respect quotes?
Respect quotes are ideal for classrooms, Teachers' Day and Women's Day posts, workplace culture boards, anti-bullying campaigns, speeches and social media captions. They also make meaningful reminders at home to treat family members, elders and children with kindness and dignity.