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Quotes about Respect

As for us, we respect the past here and there, and we spare it, above all, provided that it consents to be dead. If it insists on being alive, we attack it, and we try to kill it.
— Victor Hugo
Venerate the man, whoever he may be, who has this sign—the starry eye.
— Victor Hugo
Live and Let live To love someone is to see the face of God
— Victor Hugo
Is it not the best pity, when a man has a sore point, not to touch it at all?
— Victor Hugo
We ourselves respect the past in certain instances and in all cases grant it clemency, provided it consents to being dead. If it insists on being alive, we attack and try to kill it.
— Victor Hugo
And if you couldn't be loved, the next best thing was to be let alone.
— LM Montgomery
I understand you, and I shall not attempt to make you change your mind. I am too old to want to improve the world. I have told you what I think, and that is all. I shall remain your friend even if you act contrary to my convictions, and I shall help you even if I disagree with you.
— Milan Kundera
How could someone who had so little respect for people be so dependent on what they thought of him?
— Milan Kundera
Love one another, but let's try not to possess one another.
— Paulo Coelho
Love is an overarching style of relating to another.
— Philip Yancey
This is the body you've been given - love what you've got.
— Oprah Winfrey
Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family.
— Thomas Monson