“No man treats a motorcar as foolishly as he treats another human being. When the car will not go, he does not attribute its annoying behaviour to sin; he does not say, "You are a wicked motorcar, and I shall not give you any more petrol until you go." He attempts to find out what is wrong and to set it right. An analogous way of treating human beings is, however, considered to be contrary to the truths of our holy religion.”

“When you treat a rational autonomous creature as though he’s a mere beast, what does that make you?”

“You can always tell how a man will treat his wife by the way he treats his mother.”

“Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.”

“When someone has behaved like an animal, he says: "I'm only human!" But when he is treated like an animal, he says: "I'm human, too!"”

“don't treat me like a child."
He smiled. "Of course I do, but you seem to have this ridiculous notion that being treated like a child means to be treated with less respect than an adult.”

“He does not deserve your praise, but he deserves to be treated as if someday he might.”

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”

“When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.”

“You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.”