Sentence examples for respecting elders from inspiring English sources

He tried dutifully to comply with the precepts of Islam: respecting elders, honoring parents, speaking truthfully.

He managed to hold it together for a lovely speech about respecting elders and appreciating the camaraderie of country.

The article, which we also begin to read, concerns a common folk tale with a moral about respecting elders.

In keeping with the Chinese tradition of respecting elders, the Bank of China asked Tsuyee for permission to approach his son about designing the building.

It's a sad irony that for all the supposed emphasis on respecting elders in Confucian societies, so many of them across Asia live in a state barely better than completely neglected.

He even desperately invoked a scene in church when he was a youngster -- "some people may not believe that I was ever in church" -- and talked about a high school coach of his who taught him the lesson of respecting elders.

South Koreans expressed dismay that ancient Confucian values of respecting elder family members could be so blatantly flouted.

Their teachers, most of them respected elders, tell them what they need to know, the students said.

It was Mr. French who nominated her this year for the title of "Beloved Woman," an honor given by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to highly respected elders.

Their agility makes the playing of the pianist John Hicks and the drummer Al Foster, respected elders who anchor a quintet on the other tracks, seem comparatively flat-footed.

The two men, now fathers and respected elders in their communities, have dedicated their lives to this vast expanse of boreal forest.