Quotes About Self-respect

Never value the advantages derived from anything involving breach of faith, loss of self-respect, hatred, suspicion, or execration of others, insincerity, or the desire for something which has to be veiled and curtained.

Go on abusing yourself, O my soul! Not long and you will lose the opportunity to show yourself any respect. We have only one life to live, and yours is almost over. Because you have chosen not to respect yourself, you have made your happiness subject to the opinions others have of you. (Book 2, Verse 6)

Every man's happiness depends from himself, but behold thy life is almost at an end, whiles affording thyself no respect, thou dost make thy happiness to consist in the souls, and conceits of other men.

Do, soul, do; abuse and contemn thyself; yet a while and the time for thee to respect thyself, will be at an end.

I have no right to do myself an injury. Have I ever injured anyone else if I could avoid it?

And to have learned how to accept favors from friends without losing your self-respect or appearing ungrateful.

guarding your freedom each and every hour with kindness, simplicity, and self-respect.

Every man's happiness depends from himself, but behold thy life is almost at an end, whiles affording thyself no respect, thou dost make thy happiness to consist in the souls, and conceits of other men.

4. To do harm is to do yourself harm. To do an injustice is to do yourself an injustice—it degrades you.

Do, soul, do; abuse and contemn thyself; yet a while and the time for thee to respect thyself, will be at an end. Every man's happiness depends from himself, but behold thy life is almost at an end, whiles affording thyself no respect, thou dost make thy happiness to consist in the souls, and conceits of other men.

Self-harm, my soul, you are doing self-harm: and you will have no more opportunity for self-respect.

6. Yes, keep on degrading yourself, soul. But soon your chance at dignity will be gone. Everyone gets one life. Yours is almost used up, and instead of treating yourself with respect, you have entrusted your own happiness to the souls of others.

42. I have no right to do myself an injury. Have I ever injured anyone else if I could avoid it?

Que no te aparte que detrás venga la crítica o la palabra de algunos, por el contrario, si está bien hecho o bien dicho, no te subestimes. Ellos

Show the world that you respect yourself, that you believe in yourself, and that no matter how hard the way, you are marching on to victory. Show by your expression that you can think and plan for yourself, that you have a forceful mentality.

I am not your justification for existence.

You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you

Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.

I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.

Be respectful to your peers and yourself, of course. Don't be a jerk. But at the same time don't settle for anything less than yourself.

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.

When love is not accepted move on; when love is not appreciated walk away; hopefully time will teach what real, true love is.

There are guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more.

Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.