Quotes about Respect

Even a highwayman, in the way of trade, may blow out your brains, but if he uses foul language at the same time, I should say he was no gentleman.

I do not care a fig for any woman that knows even what an author means.

The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is noninterference with their own peculiar ways of being happy, provided those ways do not assume to interfere by violence with ours.

It hurt me, and pained my very heart, that any body should show me any respect. Alas! methought, how sadly they are deceived in me! how miserably would they be disappointed, if they knew my inside! Oh my heart!

I have avoided giving offence to intelligent Arabs, who have pressed me, asking if I believed in Mohamad by saying, "No I do not: I am a child of Jesus bin Miriam," avoiding anything offensive in my tone, and often adding that Mohamad found their forefathers bowing down to trees and stones, and did good to them by forbidding idolatry, and teaching the worship of the only One God. This, they all know, and it pleases them to have it recognised.

Treat everyone you meet as if they have infinite value because in God's eyes they do

Tragically, we live in a day when offense to God doesn't matter nearly as much as offense to others.

When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself.

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.

God is serious about how we worship Him, and we must be serious about it, too.

Racism is stupid. It's an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.

There's something about valuing people not because they value you, but because you can see God in them.