Forebearance Quote by E.D.E.N. Southworth

“The reciprocity of respect accrues to us not only from those we respect but also from others who perceive that we respect ourselves.”

— Vincent Okay Nwachukwu

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”

— Joan Didion

“One may even have ‘greed’ for self-respect. Greed gives rise to circumstances. When circumstance arises, worldly life arises.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“I have…learned that one cannot demand love and respect or require that the bonds of friendship and appreciation be extended as an unearned right.…

— Richard G. Scott

“What instances must pass before them of ardent, disinterested, self-denying attachment, of heroism, fortitude, patience, resignation: of all the conflicts and all the sacrifices…

— Jane Austen

“When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.”

— John Calvin

“Conflict is the essence of the self.”

— J.Krishnamurti

“A solid sense of self develops from confronting yourself, challenging yourself to do what’s right, and earning your own self-respect.”

— David Schnarch

“The admiration you lavish on others phenomenally reflects the respect you give yourself.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

“self respect. self reliance. self control.”

— John Dos Passos

“Generosity brings you respect from people and those who are miser get hatred from people.”

— Abrar Ahmed chowdhury