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Today my quotes are on Self respect. Something everyone needs but not enough people have.
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
How true this is for blogging! If I wrote solely for others it would be a sucky blog and I would not enjoy doing it. Sad that some are that way.
The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. ~Joan Didion
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
I live by this 100%! It’s so true
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. ~Clint Eastwood
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. ~Mahatma Gandhi
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when e suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it. ~Whitney Griswold
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
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. ~John Herschel
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
I can’t even begin to say how true all these quotes are! In order to be respected by others you have to respect yourself. If you are respecting yourself then it doesn’t really matter what others think or say. YOU know who you are and you know your real character. Stand by that and love yourself 🙂
Toni Patton
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Thanks Toni for hosting quotable sunday!!
SOOOOO many great quotes, Toni! Thanks for sharing!
Oh I like this one “Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self”. I’ll have to remember that on my blog.
Great quotes Toni, and all so true that I can’t pick just one I love. Thanks for the inspiration.
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. ~Mahatma Gandhi
Love this one. Thanks for the opportunity to share these great quotes!
Awesome quotes, Toni! All of them speak volumes! 🙂
I like the quotes! I may participate next week…!
Have a great day!
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Very true!
Love this one: The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. ~Joan Didion
Alot of great quotes there. Some that I really need to remember.
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”
Shakespeare
Super quotes, Toni, and I, too, just wanted to take the time, to thank you for hosting such an awesome time each week. I know that I enjoy it!!