Self Respect Quotes

573 Self Respect quotes by 416 unique authors

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others… — Max Nordau
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. — Jane Haddam
It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music. — Barry Gibb
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. — Theodore Parker
Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there. — May Sarton
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. — John Herschel
The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having… — James Payn
You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect. — Jimmy Chamberlin
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. — Laozi
Both Faith and Terror are instruments for the elimination of individual self-respect. Terror crushes the autonomy of self-respect, where Faith obtains its more or less… — Eric Hoffer
We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell… — Chief Seattle
In handling men, there are three feelings that a man must not possess-fear, dislike and contempt. If he is afraid of men he cannot handle… — Herbert Newton Casson
Reverence for life is more than solicitude or sensitivity for life. It is a sense of the whole, a capacity for inspired response, a respect… — Norman Cousins
To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness. — Mahatma Gandhi
A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. — Axel Munthe
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected - that is essential. — Unknown Author
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. — Cyril Connolly
I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by… — Preston Brooks
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us… — Alfred Whitney Griswold
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then… — Dalai Lama
Love yourself. Respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if you set… — Marcus Allen
To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything. — Joan Didion
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect and self-respect is the chief element in courage. — Thucydides

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