I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.
As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God's design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings.
Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever.
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