"The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him."
― William Lyon Phelps
Topic(s):
Respect
More From William Lyon Phelps
- "Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation – what are they? They are the happiest people in the world."
- "The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century."
- "If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything."
More In Respect
- "More freedom means more jobs… less government and less taxes."― Todd Akin
- "The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it."― Alfred Molina
- "In the sense that you’re not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn’t isn’t unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts."― Peter Singer