We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Respect Quotes, Self-respect Quotes

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.