Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Respect Quotations

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself.

A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect.

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.