गरुडपुराण - स्थानभ्रष्टा न पूज्यंते

स्थानस्थितानि पूज्यंते पूज्यंते च पदे स्थिताः ।
स्थानभ्रष्टा न पूज्यंते कुशा दंता नखा नराः ॥

- गरुडपुराण

sthAna sthitAni pUjante pUjante cha pade sthitAH ।
sthAna bhraShTA na pUjante kushA dantA nakhA narAH ॥

- garuDapurANa

Things that are in their useful positions and in helpful roles are respected. They will no longer be respected if they lose the position or cease to be helpful. Just like the holy grass, teeth, finer and toe nails. This applies to people as well.

- Garudapurana

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - सद्भावना

सद्भावेन जयेन्मित्रं सद्भावेन च बांधवान् ।
स्त्रीभृत्यान् दानमानाभ्यां दाक्षिण्येनेतरं जनम् ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

sadbhAvena jayat mitram sadbhavena cha bAndhavAn ।
strI bhRutyAn dAna mAnaabhyAm dAkShiNyena itaram janam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Friends and relatives should be won over by righteous conduct. Women and servants by gifts and respect. Propriety should used to win over the rest of the people.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

समयोचितपद्यमालिका - अतिपरिचयदवज्ञा

अतिपरिचयदवज्ञा संततगमनादनादरो भवति ।
मलये भिल्लपुरंध्री चन्दनतरुकाष्ठमिंधनं कुरुते ॥

- समयोचितपद्यमालिका

ati parichayAt avjnA santata gamanAt anAdaro bhavati ।
malaye bhilla purandhrI chandana taru kAShTham indhanam kurute ॥

- samayochitapadyamAlikA

Familiarity gives way to contempt. Frequently visiting some one will lead to reduced respect. In the Malaya mountains, the wife of the hunter uses sandalwood for firewood.

- Samayochitapadyamalika

महाभारत - उद्योग - अभिवादनशील

अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविनः ।
चत्वारि संप्रवर्धन्ते कीर्तिरायुर्यशो बलम् ॥

- महाभारत, उद्योग

For a person who respects and takes good care of elders will see his prospects grow - fame, longevity, success and strength

- Mahabharata, Udyoga

दक्षस्मृति - गौरव

शिष्यो भार्या शिशुर्भ्राता पुत्रो दासः समाश्रितः |
यस्यैतानि विनीतानि तस्य लोके हि गौरवम् ||

- दक्षस्मृति

In a house, only if the student, the wife, the kid brother, the son, the servant and any dependent is obedient to you, then you will have respect in the society.

- Daksha Smriti