"Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality."
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"We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws."
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"Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile attitudes only serve to heat up the situation, whereas a true sense of respect gradually cools down what otherwise could become explosive. We must recognize the frequent contradictions between short-term benefit and long-term harm."
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"Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people."
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"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children."
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"It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life."
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"To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face."
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"Never yawn in front of a lady."
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"Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them."
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"Above all, do not lie to yourself."
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"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect."
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"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."
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"He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them."
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"Understand that you, yourself, are no more than the composite picture of all your thoughts and actions. In your relationships with others, remember the basic and critically important rule: If you want to be loved, be lovable. If you want respect, set a respectable example!"
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"The scientist is activated by a wonder and awe before the mysterious comprehensibility of the universe which is yet finally beyond his grasp. In its profoundest depths it is inaccessible to man."
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"Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now."
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"We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself."
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"Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them."
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"Of what significance is one's existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life? The bitter and the sweet come from outside. The hard from within, from one's own efforts. For the most part I do what my own nature drives me to do. It is embarrassing to earn such respect and love for it."
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"Children who are respected learn respect. Children who are cared for learn to care for those weaker than themselves. Children who are loved for what they are cannot learn intolerance. In an environment such as this, they will develop their own ideals, which can be nothing other than humane, since they grew out of the experience of love."
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