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Quote by Max Nordau
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone salu

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

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Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles… respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law… or, in a word justice. – Max Nordau

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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

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Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected – that is essential. – Anna Gould

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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

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Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners. – Laurence Sterne

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