Quotes on Respect

“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn."   -- Persian Proverb

“Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.”  -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.”  -- Laurence Sterne

“If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.”  -- John W. Gardner

“Respect cannot be learned, purchased or acquired - it can only be earned.”  -- Anonymous

“Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver.”  -- Mark Clement

“Respect...is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.”  -- Annie Gottlieb

“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.”  -- Anonymous

“Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them.”  -- Albert Schweitzer

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you”.  -- Lao Tzu