#ect

Should even one's enemy arrive at the doorstep, he should be attended upon with respect. A tree does not withdraw its cooling shade even from the one who has come to cut it. ↗

— Mahabharata

#respect #respect

You don't treat me like a child." He smiled. "Of course I do, but you seem to have this ridiculous notion that being treated like a child means to be treated with less respect than an adult. ↗

— Derek Landy

#respect #respect

You have understood what all great painters understand: in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#respect

Whether we wound or are wounded, the blood that flows is red. ↗

— Eiichiro Oda

#one-piece #pirates #respect #respect

A lady must retain always her composure. Even in a rainstorm, she must appear joyous and dry. When she loses her composure, then the respect of her peers and her staff will follow in short order. ↗

— Anna Godbersen

#respect

I respect those who don't secretly hate me. ↗

— Toba Beta

#honest #respect

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse. ↗

— Stephen R. Donaldson

#i #limitations #respect #them #use

It is offensive that so many people feel that it is okay to publicly refer to transsexuals as being “pre-op” or “post-op” when it would so clearly be degrading and demeaning to regularly describe all boys and men as being either “circumcised” or “uncircumcised. ↗

— Julia Serano

#respect #transgender #transsexual #men

Come closer, Kurokuma. It's quite safe.' Horace shuffled closer to the edge... 'Quite safe, my foot,' he muttered to himself. 'And what's this Kurokuma you keep calling me?' 'It's a term of great respect,' Shigeru told him. 'Great respect,' Shukin echoed. ↗

— John Flanagan

#ranger-s-apprentice #respect #respect

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect. ↗

— Barbara Delinsky

#mother #mothering #respect #respect