Get Started
Home Authors Tags

“To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals is courtesy, to inferiors nobleness”

Benjamin Franklin

Copy Icon
Copied to clipboard

Simplified Meaning:

Being respectful to those above you is your responsibility, being respectful to those on the same level as you is polite, and being respectful to those below you shows your good character.

Related tags
Courtesy Duty Equality Hierarchy Human relations Humility Manners Nobleness Respect Virtue
Translations
🇺🇸 English 🇨🇳 中文 🇪🇸 Español 🇪🇬 العربية 🇫🇷 Français 🇮🇷 فارسی 🇯🇵 日本語
FEATURED QUOTES
Surprise me with another quote
Instagram Icon Facebook Icon X Icon Threads Icon