Self-respect is the fruit of discipline… – Abraham J. Heschel
He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. – Cyril Connolly
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. – Frederick Douglass
A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. – Axel Munthe
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. – Joan Didion
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. – Marcus Aurelius
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. – Mahatma Gandhi
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 hold me lightly. – Max Nordau
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. – Theodore Parker
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. – George Bernard Shaw
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. – John Herschel
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. – William J.H. Boetcker
I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing. – Michel de Montaigne
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life. – Joe Clark
If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves. – Peter McArthur
Flatter yourself critically. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners. – Laurence Sterne
Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough. – Gail Sheehy
