Quotes about Self-respect
Man does not live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food.
- Mahatma Gandhi
When you give a man a dole you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him his dignity you rob him his destiny.
- Zig Ziglar
I shall not stand to be laughed at. I shall not bear it!
- Emily Bronte
Don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile — don't.
- Emily Bronte
Do not try to seem wise to others. If you want to live a wise life, live it on your own terms and in your own eyes.
- Epictetus
I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters.
- John Malkovich
I am a girl, not a piece of meat.
- Payal Rohatgi
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That's part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.
- Bernice King
I believe that it is my responsibility to keep my personal life normal by not talking about it.
- Karan Wahi