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I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect. - Mahatma Gandhi
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect. – Mahatma Gandhi
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. - Albert Einstein
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. – Albert Einstein
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. - Malcolm X
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. – Malcolm X
Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that? - Marilyn Monroe
Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that? – Marilyn Monroe
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. - Bruce Lee
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. – Bruce Lee
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. - Lao Tzu
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. – Lao Tzu
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. - Mark Twain
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. – Mark Twain
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. - African Proverb
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. – African Proverb
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. - Martin Luther King Jr.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. – Martin Luther King Jr. 

34 Quotes on Self-respect and Respecting Others (ESTEEM)

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. - Maya Angelou
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. – Maya Angelou
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. - Mahatma Gandhi
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. – Mahatma Gandhi
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. - Dalai Lama
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. – Dalai Lama
Respect yourself and others will respect you. - Confucius
Respect yourself and others will respect you. – Confucius
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts - Confucius
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? – Confucius
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. - George Bernard Shaw
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. – George Bernard Shaw
The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man. – Major Dick Winters
Blood, sweat, and respect. First two you give, last one you earn.
Blood, sweat, and respect. First two you give, last one you earn. – Dwayne Johnson
Our goal must be decency and respect for every human we encounter.
Our goal must be decency and respect for every human we encounter. – Oprah Winfrey
Love is a combination of friendship, passion, and respect.
Love is a combination of friendship, passion, and respect. – John Glenn
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. - Billy Graham
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. – Billy Graham
This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have. - Mitch Albom
This is how you start to get respect, by offering something that you have. – Mitch Albom
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. - Clint Eastwood
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. – Clint Eastwood
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. - George Bernard Shaw
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. – George Bernard Shaw
Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything. - Jack Kornfield
Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything. – Jack Kornfield
Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. - Roy T. Bennett
Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. – Roy T. Bennett
Respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them. - Roy T. Bennett
Respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them. – Roy T. Bennett
Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. – Cesar Chavez
Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. – Cesar Chavez
Men are respectable only as they respect. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men are respectable only as they respect. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. - Albert Einstein
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. – Albert Einstein
I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black. - Rosa Parks
I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black. – Rosa Parks
Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom. - Horst Koehler
Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom. – Horst Koehler
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. – Nelson Mandela
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. – Nelson Mandela
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them. - Mencius
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them. – Mencius
Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it. - R.G. Risch
Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it. – R.G. Risch
There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self. - Henri Amiel
There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self. – Henri Amiel
We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. - Taylor Swift
We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. – Taylor Swift
Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given. - Hussein Nishah
Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given. – Hussein Nishah
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other. - Malala Yousafzai
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other. – Malala Yousafzai
Men of quality respect women’s equality. – Jeremiah Say
Men of quality respect women’s equality. – Jeremiah Say
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel
Respectable character is developed by consistency in self-discipline and self-control. – Anil Kumar Sinha
Respectable character is developed by consistency in self-discipline and self-control. – Anil Kumar Sinha
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. – Malcolm X
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. - Michael Bassey Johnson
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. – Michael Bassey Johnson

22 Inspirational Quotes About Respect (LIFE)

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. - Gamaliel Bailey
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. – Gamaliel Bailey
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. - Julius Erving
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. – Julius Erving
How people treat you with their karma. How you react is yours. - Wayne Dyer
How people treat you with their karma. How you react is yours. – Wayne Dyer
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. - Richard Bach
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. – Richard Bach
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. - Albert Camus
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. – Albert Camus
It is the way one treats his inferiors more than the way he treats his equals which reveals one’s real character. - Charles Bayard Mitchell
It is the way one treats his inferiors more than the way he treats his equals which reveals one’s real character. – Charles Bayard Mitchell
My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community'. - Joe Biden
My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community’. – Joe Biden
I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. - Jackie Robinson
I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. – Jackie Robinson
If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are. - John W. Gardner
If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are. – John W. Gardner
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. - Laurence Sterne
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. – Laurence Sterne
It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions. - Harvey Milk
It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions. – Harvey Milk
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. - Bryant H. McGill
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. – Bryant H. McGill
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
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
I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them. - Herbert H. Lehman
I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them. – Herbert H. Lehman
Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. - Vince Lombardi
Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. – Vince Lombardi
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. - Abraham Lincoln
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. – Abraham Lincoln
This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
Show up early, treat people with respect and perform at the highest levels till the world can’t deny you.
Show up early, treat people with respect and perform at the highest levels till the world can’t deny you. – Grant Cardone
When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. – Benjamin Hoff
When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. – Benjamin Hoff
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. - Leo Tolstoy
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. – Leo Tolstoy
Fools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it. – Nico Robin
Fools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it. – Nico Robin (One Piece)
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth. - Voltaire
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth. – Voltaire
I was also raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It’s called respect. - Keanu Reeves
I was also raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It’s called respect. – Keanu Reeves

Conclusion: The Importance of Respect

Famous soul singer Aretha Franklin sang about Respect in her song titled with the same name and has become an anthem for a strong and confident woman who know what they deserve.

Oxford Dictionary defines Respect as a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. (Source)

Showing respect for others is an important indicator of how an individual treats people. It is a moral instilled within an individual from childhood. At a young age, a person is taught to respect their parents, their teachers, older family members, or people in authority.

Therefore, respect is learned. Over the years, individuals are exposed to all types of people and some of these people may live their lives differently. But it is important to be able to respect people despite opposing views on things such as their way of life, gender identity, etc., so long as their actions do not directly hurt others.

Respect builds a feeling of trust and safety and offers safe spaces for those who may feel that they are being rejected or punished by society for a different way of life.

A person can show respect through kindness and allowing other people to voice out their thoughts and concerns.

Further Reading:

Here are the best Respect quotes so you can create a conducive environment that reduces stress and creates joy.

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The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince
The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince

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