Quotes about Respect

make sure we are doing justice and honour to scripture itself, rather than simply using it within schemes of our own making.

The rules of charity and conscience are there, not to nail down a one-size-fits-all rule-book but precisely to enable mutual respect and shared worship in the absence of such a thing.

The fact is, successful relationships and healthy cultures are not built on the claiming of rights but on the yielding of rights.

Your Name is holy. May Your Name be worshiped and honored by Your people everywhere. May our lives in no way bring disrespect or dishonor to your great Name. And may all peoples of the earth come to revere Your sacred Name.

The first step in conforming our intellect to God's truth is to die to our vanity, pride, and craving for respect from colleagues and the public. We must let go of the worldly motivations that drive us, praying to be motivated solely by a genuine desire to submit our minds to God's Word - and then to use that knowledge in service to others.

I learned that to humiliate another person is to make him suffer an unnecessarily cruel fate. Even as a boy, I defeated my opponents without dishonoring them.

To be free is to not merely cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Character is how you treat people when they can do nothing for you.

What freedom am I being offered when my very South African citizenship is not respected?

Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.

Jesus never spoke to two people the same way, and neither should we. Every single person is unique and individual and deserves an approach that respects that uniqueness.