Self Respect Quotes

573 Self Respect quotes by 416 unique authors

Man does not live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food. — Mahatma Gandhi
My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman, however weak in body, is… — Mahatma Gandhi
It is difficult to like those whom we do not esteem; but it is no less so to like those whom we esteem more than… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
So there was not an "I" anymore-not a basis on which I could organize my self-respect-save my limitless capacity for toil that it seemed I… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ive had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public… — Henrik Ibsen
A decadent civilization compromises with its disease, cherishes the virus infecting it, loses its self-respect. — Emile M. Cioran
It belongs to the self-respect of intellect to pursue every tangle of thought to its final unravelment. — Alfred North Whitehead
Any man who does not see everything in terms of self, that is to say who wants to be something in respect of other men,… — Edmond de Goncourt
I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people. — Little Milton
I'm never argumentative for the sake of being argumentative, I don't think. And more than ever, I've had to be willing to fight just to… — Ryan Adams
...But I don't think I'm the only person who is tired of books and movies full of paper-doll characters you don't care about, who have… — Olive Ann Burns
So soon as the possession of property becomes the basis of popular esteem, therefore, it becomes also a requisite to that complacency which we call… — Thorstein Veblen
Know yourself. Feel yourself. Love yourself. Respect yourself. Take good care of yourself. You are your most precious possession on Earth. — Robert Muller
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. — Jim Courier
Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control. — Gina Carano
Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that… — Don Coppersmith
Prescription for Life-long Happiness: Purpose enough for satisfaction; Work enough for sustenance; Sanity enough to know when to play and rest; Wealth enough for basic… — Ernie J Zelinski
One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes… — Emile Chartier
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and… — Eric Hoffer
Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect. — Eric Hoffer

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