Self Respect Quotes

573 Self Respect quotes by 416 unique authors

When the individual is relieved of the obligation of self-respect, he acquires the habits of helplessness; he is inclined to retreat to the security of… — Frank Chodorov
The income tax is bad because it was conceived in class hatred, is an instrument of vengeance and plays right into the hands of the… — T. Coleman Andrews
A women who knows her true value will only put up with a mans nonsense for so long, you either get right or get left. — Harriet Morgan
Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself. That way, no… — Jane Porter
No one who has any self-respect stays in Ireland, but flees afar as though from a country that has undergone the visitation of an angered… — James Joyce
When I lacked even the self-respect to keep myself alive, she dabbed my cuts and I fell back into being a son; I fell as… — Mitch Albom
Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background, — Ahmad Jamal
Now let's move on to the subject of how a real man treats his wife. A real man doesn't slap even a ten-dollar hooker around,… — S.M. Stirling
I still have access to enough money to live on in order to avoid bankruptcy for at least a few years as long as I… — Patrick Stump
I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished. — Henry David Thoreau
We are not saints yet, but we, too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards, in self-respect and in respect from others, and… — Philip Neri
Lord, please restore to us the comfort of merit and demerit. Show us that there is at least something we can do. Tell us that… — Robert Farrar Capon
Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-respect, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning. The forces… — W. Edwards Deming
You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest. — Robert Breault
Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but… — Frederick Douglass
Writing or making anything-a poem, a bird feeder, a chocolate cake-has self-respect in it. You're working. You're trying. You're not lying down on the ground,… — Sharon Olds
Braai Day is a slap in the face of our efforts to regain who we are. And should make any self respecting South African cringe. — Simphiwe Dana
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small,… — Aung San Suu Kyi
Strengthen the rural areas and you will find less people migrating to urban areas. You give them opportunity, self respect & self confidence, they will… — Bunker Roy
Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect… — Dallin H. Oaks
Live according to the ethics of excellence, and you can always stand proud. Pride - not vanity, but dignity and self-respect - should carry a… — Price Pritchett
When the world grinds you down, bent to tear you apart, cling to what you hold dear, and stay true to your heart. For the… — Wes Fesler
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. — Thomas Huxley
It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a cipher.… — B R Ambedkar
Self-respect leads to self-discipline. — Clint Eastwood

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