Quotes About Self-respect

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

When the prison gates slam behind an inmate, he does not lose his human quality; his mind does not become closed to ideas; his intellect does not cease to feed on a free and open interchange of opinions; his yearning for self-respect does not end; nor is his quest for self-realization concluded. If anything, the needs for identity and self-respect are more compelling in the dehumanizing prison environment.

Believe it or not, I have boundaries.

For what it's worth, I don't go out of my way to be difficult. I just want to sleep with a clear conscience and wake up with the ability to look at myself in the mirror. I also want my life to be my own. Even if it's a shitty goddamn life, it's still mine.

Remember the key to life," Serge shouted over the engine. "Always act like you deserve to be here.

I don't kiss nobody's butt.

There is an insolence which none but those who themselves deserve contempt can bestow, and those only who deserve no contempt can bear.

God is not a doormat, nor should anyone else be a doormat.

Nowadays, I could not care less about making other people like me. I'm a good person, I don't need to do that anymore.

No woman has the right to marry a man if she has to bend herself out of shape for him. She might wish to, but she could never be to him with all her passionate endeavor what the other woman could be to him without trying. Character will dominate over all and will come out at last.

I am not in so great a hurry to put my neck beneath any man's foot; and I do not so greatly admire the crying of babies

But I don't imagine I exist to enhance your sense of superiority.

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

You teach people how to treat you.

Always take a stand for yourself, your values. You're defined by what you stand for

Keep your heels, head and standards high.

Value yourself more.

When you have nothing to be ashamed of, when you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

Don't back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for yourself builds self confidence and self esteem.

Imbalan yang terbesar adalah perasaan puas yang langgeng serta penghormatan diri yang muncul ketika kita menghidupi kebenaran diri kita.

But there's a thin line between pride and ego.

Nunca mais farei nada, para ninguém, que não sinta vir do fundo do meu coração. Não irei a eventos, não farei ligações, não escreverei cartas, não patrocinarei nem participarei de nenhuma atividade que não faça ressoar em cada fibra do meu ser. Agirei sempre com a intenção de ser sincera comigo mesma.

A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.