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Self-Respect Quotes

Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity..."
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Susan Sontag quote: "Self-respect. It would make me lovable. And it's the secret to..."
Self-respect. It would make me lovable. And it's the secret to good sex. Susan Sontag
H. L. Mencken quote: "Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is..."
Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. H. L. Mencken
Mahatma Gandhi quote: "Self-respect knows no considerations."
Self-respect knows no considerations. Mahatma Gandhi
Joan Didion quote: "Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth..."
Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price. Joan Didion
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity..."
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel
John Herschel quote: "Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue."
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. John Herschel
Joe Clark quote: "Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life."
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life. Joe Clark
May Sarton quote: "Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most..."
Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there. May Sarton
People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved in the abstract, sometimes loses ground to the other, more instantly negotiable virtues.... character--the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life--is the source from which self-respect springs. Joan Didion
Freedom is not an abstaction, nor is a little of it enough. A little more is not enough either. Having less, being less, empoverished in freedom and rights, women then invariably have less self-respect: less self-respect than any human being needs to live a brave and honest life. Andrea Dworkin
It's said that the worst thing one can do to a man is to kill his self-respect. But that's not true. Self-respect is something that can't be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it. Ayn Rand
Thucydides quote: "Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and..."
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides
If you care about yourself, you should care about learning - even learning simple things. You come to have pride in yourself only by accomplishing things, even from fixing some old stairs...Others can't grant you self-respect, even others who care about you. You have to earn self-respect yourself. Terry Goodkind
Dissident Natan Sharansky writes that there are two kinds of states -- "fear societies" and "free societies," two kinds of consciousness. The consciousness derived of oppression is despairing, fatalistic, and fearful of inquiry. It is mistrustful of the self and forced to trust external authority. It is premised on a dearth of self-respect. It is cramped. In contrast, the consciousness of freedom is one of expansiveness, trust of the self, and hope. It is a consciousness of limitless... Naomi Wolf

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