Respect

Psychologists insist that children must feel love, that love is a primordial currency in human relations, this is easy to say. Unfelt love is the most dangerous hypocrisy. I would be inclined to aim lower, children & adults can sometimes be even more grateful for respect. This is perhaps the most despised, the most neglected & maligned of all qualities in the pursuit of happiness. It puts an undue strain on no-one. It must be applied indiscriminately, and since it is more a form of politeness, than an evaluation, a respect which is not deeply felt is practically indistinguishable from respect that is. Respect is the quality that makes the small voice of reason audible above the howling of the crowd. It is inherent in the rules of debate, it forces the speaker to listen, it may even enable the listener to speak.

The worst insult I can inflict on life is that I do not reflect on its meaning.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The first thing you must do is forget that I’m Black. Second, you must never forget that I’m Black.

Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal.

The animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren; they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

In an earlier stage of our development most human groups held to a tribal ethic. Members of the tribe were protected, but people of other tribes could be robbed or killed as one pleased. Gradually the circle of protection expanded, but as recently as 150 years ago we did not include blacks. So African human beings could be captured, shipped to America, and sold. In Australia white settlers regarded Aborigines as a pest and hunted them down, much as kangaroos are hunted down today. Just as we have progressed beyond the blatantly racist ethic of the era of slavery and colonialism, so we must now progress beyond the speciesist ethic of the era of factory farming, of the use of animals as mere research tools, of whaling, seal hunting, kangaroo slaughter, and the destruction of wilderness. We must take the final step in expanding the circle of ethics.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

In this holiday season let us remember that kindness, charity and goodwill transcend belief, creed or religion. Happy Holidays"

The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.

We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected. -

I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

Neither the military might nor the economic and technological development makes a nation great. It is made great by it's citizens with Self Respect and Integrity ingrained in their lives.

“Women are the mothers of nations; by empowering them, we empower the next generation.”

We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just a superficial race - we are a very unfair one.

All people deserve respect, but not all ideas do.

Albert is a very poor student. He is mentally slow, unsociable and is always daydreaming. He is spoiling it for the rest of the class. It would be in the best interests of all if he were removed from school immediately.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

To be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

Treat every person with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you. Remember that you show compassion to others not because of who they are but because of who you are.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for mutual respect and the kinship of all humanity.

Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.

You will always have to live with yourself, and it is to your best interest to see that you have good company -- a clean, pure, straight, honest, upright, generous, magnanimous companion.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

Respect the child. Wait and see the new product of Nature. Nature loves analogies, but not repetitions. Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude.

Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me.

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.