Respect quotes for recognition, admiration, and self-worth.

Quotes about respect offer insights into how we view everyone, including ourselves.

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Respect quotes build the bridge between dignity and trust.

As children, we’re taught that respect is treating others the way we want to be treated. This only scratches the surface, however, of how and where respect is seen.

How we respect a romantic partner is different from how we respect a coworker, for example. There’s self-respect, too, which sets the stage for how we treat others.

This collection of respect quotes explores these dimensions and more. Used in inspirational posters and flyers, cards and banners, or on social media, each offers a unique insight into giving and receiving respect.

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Attitude Respect Quotes

Self-respect Quotes

Love and Respect Quotes

Respect Quotes for Work

Respect Quotes for Kids

Attitude respect quotes that set the standard.

If respect is more than superficial niceness, where does it come from? To understand the motivation behind it, look at these attitude respect quotes. They describe what natural chemistry and values generate genuine respect.

Attitude respect quotes offer insights that can shape our behavior and expectations, too. Imagine using these quotes in cards of encouragement, inspirational posters, and shareable social media posts to set a new and higher standard.

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Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.”
Jane Austen
Men are respectable only as they respect.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Respect is what we owe; love is what we give.”
Philip James Bailey
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Self-respect quotes to build a better world, starting with you.

Self-respect is something most people are short of. Could you imagine how everyone would behave — and treat others — if they each respected themselves in a deep and unshakable way? When we respect ourselves, it sets the standard for how we treat others.

Self-respect quotes are perfect to use in cards or letters to people who need the boost, or in encouraging posters for home or work. You can use them in photo collages filled with other inspiration and affirmations, too. Nurture self-respect, and you’ll inspire those around you to do the same.

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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.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
Confucius
He that respects himself is safe from others.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The better part of happiness is to wish to be what you are.”
Desiderius Erasmus
Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Epictetus
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Virtue is the only nobility.”
Seneca
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Love and respect quotes: two peas in a pod.

Love and respect dovetail together in any successful romantic relationship. Respect extends to other relationships, too, like family, friends, or work connections. True respect doesn’t come from putting anyone on a pedestal, though, because respect is not glorification. Instead, it’s mutually earned and mutually kept.

Relationship respect quotes explore the link between love and respect. Use them in love letters, anniversary cards, and social media posts to show your affection. Each quote is a beautiful and unique reminder of respect’s role in meaningful connections.

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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”
Samuel Johnson
Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony.”
Confucius
Respect and love should always go hand in hand.”
Alexander Pope
Love is the beauty of the soul.”
Saint Augustine
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Respect quotes for work to cultivate collaboration and leadership.

Respect in the workplace serves three specific (and crucial) roles. It creates a healthier and happier work environment, it nurtures productive collaboration, and it fosters true leadership. Every interaction at work benefits from mutual respect, regardless of job titles.

Respect quotes for work put these roles into words that whole teams can rally behind. Used in posters for the breakroom, newsletters from the top, bulletin boards throughout the office, or cards of gratitude, these quotes create a workplace built on courtesy, trust, and appreciation.

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Politeness is the flower of humanity.”
Joseph Joubert
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.”
Benjamin Franklin
A man is what he thinks about all day long.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where there is no respect, there is no leadership.”
Seneca
Courtesy costs nothing and buys everything.”
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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Respect quotes for kids to teach in relatable terms.

We’d like to believe that humans are inherently good, but respect is not something we’re born with. As children, we slowly develop the empathy, social skills, and moral understandings that first form our self-respect and then respect for others.

That’s why it’s imperative to teach respect from a young age.

Respect quotes for kids introduce the “how” and “why” of respect in relatable terms. They use simple language, make clear points, and come from many known sources. Use these quotes in posters for the classroom, letters to the children in your life, or as daily reminders at home. Each one can serve to help understand and practice respect in every interaction.

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Kindness in words creates confidence.”
Lao Tzu
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.”
Laurence Sterne
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”
Blaise Pascal
It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
Aristotle
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
Chinese Proverb
The greatest gift you can give another is respect.”
Thomas Paine
Treat others as you wish to be treated.”
Confucius
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Tips to put respect quotes to the best use.

Have you considered what the right respect quote could mean for a friend on a new coffee mug, or what a wall decal with a quote could do for the kids at Grandma’s house?

Think about all the places where respect quotes can inspire and inform:

Exercise: what respect is and isn’t.

Respect has close ties with many other virtues. Specifically, it overlaps with:

While they do overlap, these virtues aren’t all the same. With this exercise, you can see how they compare and contrast.

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Draw a circle in the middle of a piece of paper and label it “respect.”
Then, one by one, draw six more overlapping circles, pausing to think about each one before you decide where to put it. Each circle represents one of the virtues above. Draw each circle with as much overlap as you think it should have with one or more of the previous circles, every time based on how “similar” or “different” you think each virtue is from the others.
Make sure all your circles are labeled.
Look at your diagram. Think about which of these virtues is easiest or hardest for you, and how the overlap with other virtues could help you improve.

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