50 Inspirational Respect Quotes to Uplift Your Spirit

"This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him."

- William Lyon Phelps

"Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you've got to give it."

- Albert Einstein

"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Don’t trade respect for attention."

- Gary Goodridge

"You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together."

- Buddha

"Respecting someone indicates the quality of your personality."

- Mohammad Rishad Sakhi

"Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you."

- Roy T. Bennett

"I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university."

- Albert Einstein

"He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The right to be respected is won by respecting others."

- Vasyl Sukhomlynsky

"Respect is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique."

- Annie Gottlieb

"Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love."

- Miguel Angel Ruiz

"Respect is how to treat everyone."

- Richard Branson

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners."

- Laurence Sterne

"Respect a man, he will do the more."

- James Howell

"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is how we finally die."

- Maya Angelou

"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Respect is for those who deserve not for those who demand it."

- Paulo Coelho

"Respect is more than just caring for another, it’s caring for humanity."

- Maxime Lagacé

"Respect is what we owe; love, what we give."

- Philip James Bailey

"Show respect to all people, but grovel to none."

- Tecumseh

"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."

- Albert Camus

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

- Confucius

"The secret of a happy life is respect. Respect for yourself and respect for others."

- Ayad Akhtar

"Respect begins with this attitude: I acknowledge that you are a creature of extreme worth."

- Gary Chapman

"When I look at a person, I see a person – not a rank, not a class, not a title."

- Criss Jami

"Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality."

- Frank Herbert

"Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man."

- Norman Cousins

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

- Lao Tzu

"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace - respect for diversity."

- John Wooden

"Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them."

- Roy T. Bennett

"to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater."

- Bono

"I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself."

- Charlotte Brontë

"You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it."

- Sarah Dessen

"If one doesn't respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others."

- R. G. Risch

"As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others."

- John Hume

"Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be."

- Leo Tolstoy

"From the moment I could even understand what 'respect' was I knew it was not a choice but the only option."

- Robert Schuller

"Men are respectable only as they respect."

- Cesar Chavez

"A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart."

- Carlos Wallace

"You can’t respect yourself if you’re afraid to be who you are."

- Amber Heard

"In order to receive respect, we must give respect to others."

"The extent to which you respect others tells people what kind of person you are."

"When you put respect out in the world, you'll find that it returns to you."

"Respect is about recognizing the sovereignty of others."

"No relationship can be healthy without respect."

"Respect and courtesy are acts of compassion and caring."

"Being respectful acknowledges the uniqueness of other people."

"Respect and love go hand-in-hand."

"Always approach a new person with respect."

"Give respect until someone shows you they don't deserve it."

"A little respect goes a long way."

"I'd rather be respected than popular."

"When you have self-respect, others will respect you."

"Treat everyone with respect, no matter what their station in life. Nobody is beneath you or above you."

"Imagine how much better the world would be if we all started to respect one another."

"Respect costs you nothing, but the payoffs are huge."

"Here's the secret to life: be kind, be humble, and approach others with love, compassion, and respect."

"Respect is like a boomerang that comes back to you."

"Respect is contagious."

"Respect leads to results."

"Respect is the first step toward civility."

"Start with respect, the rest will follow."

"Showing respect is the classiest action."

"You'll never have to apologize for respectful behavior."

"Treating others with respect speaks volumes about you."

"The fact that someone makes a mistake doesn't mean they deserve disrespect."

"No one respects you because of your job title. They respect you for who you are and what you do."

"Respect requires humility."

"A kind person always shows respect."

"Show others the respect you wish to receive."

"If you treat others with a lack of respect, that says more about you than it does about them."

"Demonstrating respect is always a good choice."

"To be respected, you must first show respect to others."

"It costs you nothing to treat others in a way that lets them maintain dignity."

"Treat others with the respect that you'd like to be shown."

"The respect you show others shows others who you are."

"You deserve to be respected."

"Take a stand for yourself."

"You are valuable."

"You matter in this world, and you deserve to be treated that way."

"Loving yourself includes respecting yourself."

"Hold yourself in high regard. You deserve it."

"You are human. That means you deserve respect."

"Put yourself on the pedestal you deserve."

"You have to hold yourself in high esteem before others will do the same."

"Self-respect looks good on you."