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Honore de Balzac

Quote of Honore de Balzac - We respect a man who respects...


Biography - Honore de Balzac:

French novelist and playwright.
Born: 1799 - Died: 1850
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: France
France

We respect a man who respects himself.


We respect a man who respects himself.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
On respecte un homme qui se respecte lui-même.

German
Man respektiert einen Menschen, der sich selbst respektiert.




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It often happens that we are respected in proportion as we respect ourselves.

He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.

The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.

No man is despised by another unless he is first despised by himself.




Quotes for: respect


Quotes

Quotes about respect:


The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.





My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.





Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?





Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.





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





Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.











Quotes for: Man


Quotes

Quotes about man, all human beings:


Man is the future of man.





No man is weak by choice.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.





I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.











Quotes

Honore de Balzac also said...


Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.





And wisdom in life is perhaps to ask for anything, why?





Man is neither good nor bad, he is born with instincts and aptitudes.





Life cannot go on without a great deal of forgetting.





Love is not merely a sentiment, it is an art.





Love is the poetry of the senses.












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