- Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides
- It’s very hard to respect yourself when you give in to every temptation. If you want to build self-respect, build your willpower. @LifeMathMoney
- Your value, your self-worth doesn’t come from another person. Joel Osteen
- The person who has practiced philosophy as a cure for the self becomes great of soul, filled with confidence, invincible — and greater as you draw near. Seneca
- You don’t need perfection, only progress. Maxime Lagacé
- No one is going to value you more than you value yourself. Naval Ravikant
- Never lose yourself to find others. @PersistentObser
- “In youth, it was a way I had,To do my best to please.And change, with every passing ladTo suit his theories.But now I know the things I knowAnd do the things I do,And if you do not like me so,To hell, my love, with you.” ― Dorothy Parker, The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker
- “Feeding the ego is starving the wisdom, the choice is yours.” ― Efrat Cybulkiewicz
- “If only you could be yourself.” they shouted. So, she did. “You are not like me or anyone I have met!” they screamed. So, she blended. “You are so fake.” they laughed. So, the caterpillar retreated to her cocoon to find peace alone. One day, they came to find her gone. She left a message, “God knew I was different and gave me these beautiful wings because he meant for me to fly. You see…I wasn’t meant to be like you. I was meant to be me–better.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- Only in true stillness can we see ourselves most clearly. Anne Scottlin
- When you are compassionate toward yourself, you allow yourself to be vulnerable. And that’s incredibly important. Your authentic truth is your magnificence. Your willingness to let the world see you in truth is your greatest contribution. Gabby Bernstein
- “All at once it occurs to me that I’m the one who needs to give myself the break, to accept myself for who I am.” ― Liza M. Wiemer, Hello?
- “Every time you forgive someone for a serious wrong, they may begin to love you a little more; but you’ll begin loving them a little less. On the very day when they love you the most, you may not feel anything for them at all.” ― Kianu Starr
- Let them call you what they want. You don’t have to play the part they want you to play. Thibaut
- “Dare to love yourselfas if you were a rainbowwith gold at both ends.” ― Author-Poet Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
- “Words have power, and when you speak you give them life. Speak into the atmosphere. Speak into existence what you believe, desire, dream, and hope.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Heart Crush
- Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. Fyodor Dostoevsky
- When you do not treat yourself the way you want others to treat you, you can never change the way things are. Rhonda Byrne
- “What does being understood do for you? It makes you feel safe and seen. It makes you feel like your flaws aren’t ‘that bad’. It enables you. But whilst being around people who make the effort to understand you is beneficial, you still need to inspect yourself. My way of releasing the unhealthy need to be understood by others often comes in the form of me accepting that I am a complex, multi-faceted being – it would be impossible for me to be entirely understood even by myself.” ― Chidera Eggerue, How To Get Over A Boy
- “Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It’s often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru
- “Don’t ever stray from yourself, in order to be close to someone that doesn’t have the courtesy to remind you of your worth, or the integrity of a gentleman to walk you home.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- Self-respect. It would make me lovable. Susan Sontag
- “You’d be surprised how easy some things can be, things you never thought you’d do, when you take self-respect out of the equation.” ― Sarah Addison Allen
- “هناك نوعان من الفخر الشخصي، الأول هو فخر جيد يمثل كرامتنا واحترام الذات, والآخر سيئ ويمثل الفوقية أو الغرور والغطرسة.أجرحني بالحقيقة ولا تواسيني في كذبك” ― Husam Wafaei
- More helpful than any advice is an unflinching examination of oneself. James Pierce
- The most important relationship in your life is the one you have with yourself. The right person for you right now might be you. Mel Robbins
- Stoicism helps us keep a better ledger of what things are truly worth. It places the highest value on honesty, on self-respect, on tranquility and freedom and security. Ryan Holiday (See also: stoic quotes)
- We forfeit three quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people. Arthur Schopenhauer
- To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh