Quotes on Respect
Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.
George Washington
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Don't concern yourself with being liked. Instead, be respected.
Larry Winget
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In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness; do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown; and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.
Sir George Savile
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The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
William Hazlitt
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Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd—that's the critical factor.
Bill Walsh
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A man is one whose body has been trained to be the ready servant of his mind; whose passions are trained to be the servants of his will; who enjoys the beautiful, loves truth, hates wrong, loves to do good, and respects others as himself.
John Ruskin
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Make your peace with the fact that saying 'no' often requires trading popularity for respect.
Greg McKeown
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