Quotation Explorer - 'Deference'

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. - Francis Maitland Balfour
To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners. - Lawrence Sterne
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