Mark Twain Quotes, Respect Quotes, Book Quotes

As I have said before, I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously revealed shades of their characters, and also added enlightening shades of expression to what they wrote by their spelling, and so it is possible that the spelling-book has been a doubtful benevolence to us.

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Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

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In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect.

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

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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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If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did during the McCarthy period -- we weaken our commitment to the rule of law... So beware of an approach which limits advocacy to that which is approved by the standards of political correctness.

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The icy precepts of respect.

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Concerning great things one should either be silent or speak loftily.

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Nothing better forges a bond of love, friendship or respect than common hatred toward something.

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The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.

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If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

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When one has never heard a man's name in the course of one's life, it speaks volumes for him; he must be quite respectable.

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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

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Americans are a very backward people, with all the real virtues of a backward people; the patriarchal simplicity and human dignity of a democracy, and a respect for labor uncorrupted by cynicism.

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We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

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There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.

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The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.

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Oxford is a little aristocracy in itself, numerous and dignified enough to rank with other estates in the realm; and where fame and secular promotion are to be had for study, and in a direction which has the unanimous respect of all cultivated nations.

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Respect yourself and others will respect you.

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It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves

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