Men are respectable only as they respect

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Men Quotes, Respect Quotes

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood; and if there is any truth...

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

Good bye, proud world! I'm going home; Thou art not my friend, and I'm not...

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

Whatever limits us, we call Fate

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream...

All mankind love a lover.

All mankind love a lover.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

Flowers are the earth laughing.

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

When the birds sing, do they call to the flowers in the fields, or are...

When the birds sing, do they call to the flowers in the fields, or are...

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...