Wisdom on respect

Tolerance only for those who agree with you is no tolerance at all. – Ray A. Davis

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. – Laurence Sterne

You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect. – Lawrence Goldstone

When you gain the wrong people’s attention, you lose the right people’s respect. – David J. Martinez

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized. – Albert Einstein

The only true disability is the inability to accept and respect differences. – Tanya Masse

Expressing an opinion with an empty soul can complicate your duty of respecting the opinions of others. – Vasilios Karpos

Respect flows two ways and can mean as much to the giver as to the one receiving. – David Anthony Durham

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. – William Lyon Phelps

We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement. – Hermann Hesse

Jeanne Yizhen Yin

Special acknowledgement to Symphony of Love: Inspiring Love, Peace, and Happiness for the beautiful and insightful photo.

This article is dedicated to our fortnightly newsletter “Leaders Wisdom Journal”. To Subscribe.

Other articles of the same issue:?

Alain Juppé: "Political leadership also consists in defending some positions that do not always reflect the most common opinion"

Maya Angelou: The Teacher of Life and Human Thought

10 peacemakers who have promoted world peace (Part I)

REVIEW: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking

A strong message about forgiveness and respect – Aicha el-Wafi + Phyllis Rodriguez: The mothers who found forgiveness, friendship (TED Video)