64 Top Self Respect Quotes & Sayings

Published on September 9, 2016 , under Quotes
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Self Respect is pride and confidence in oneself; a feeling that one is behaving with honour and dignity.

1. Self care is not self indulgence. Self care is self respect.
Gateway
Self care is not self indulgence. Self care is self respect. Gateway

2. Sometimes you need to walk away. Not to make someone else realize how worthy you are, but for you to understand & acknowledge your own self worth.
Anonymous
Sometimes you need to walk away. Not to make someone else realize how worthy you are, but for you to understand & acknowledge your own self worth

3. Don't lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people love and appreciate you, when they just aren't capable.
Anonymous
Don't lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people love and appreciate you, when they just aren't capable.

4. Self respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.
John Herschel
Self respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. John Herschel

5. Do not tolerate disrespect, not even from yourself.
Anonymous
Do not tolerate disrespect, not even from yourself.

6. A self-respecting woman is like the sword in the stone; Only a very special man can pull her.
Anonymous
A self-respecting woman is like the sword in the stone; Only a very special man can pull her.

7. You have to learn to say no without feeling guilty. Setting boundaries is healthy. You need to learn to respect and take care of yourself.
Anonymous
You have to learn to say no without feeling guilty. Setting boundaries is healthy. You need to learn to respect and take care of yourself.

8. They say treat people the way you like to be treated. I say treat people the way they treat you.
Anonymous
They say treat people the way you like to be treated. I say treat people the way they treat you.

9. In order for you to insult me, I would first have to value your opinion.
Anonymous
In order for you to insult me, I would first have to value your opinion.

10. When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Anonymous
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

11. Don't let your loyalty become slavery. Know when to let go and never compromise on self respect.
Anonymous
Don't let your loyalty become slavery. Know when to let go and never compromise on self respect.

12. Never beg for a relationship. Be brave to accept the one who really wants to be with you… And reject the one who just pretends to be with you.
Anonymous
Never beg for a relationship. Be brave to accept the one who really wants to be with you... And reject the one who just pretends to be with you.

13. Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got.
Janis Joplin
Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got. Janis Joplin

14. Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Abdul Kalam
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance1 Abdul Kalam

15. Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.
Anonymous
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.

16. Cutting people out of my life does not mean i hate them, it simply means i respect me.
Anonymous
Cutting people out of my life does not mean i hate them, it simply means i respect me

17. In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.
Anonymous
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned

18. Sometimes you have to try not to care, No matter how much you do, because sometimes you can mean nothing to someone who means so much to you…. Its not PRIDE. It’s SELF RESPECT…
Anonymous
Sometimes you have to try not to care, no matter how much you do, because sometimes you can mean nothing to someone who means so much to you. It's not ...

19. Just because someone desires you, does not mean that they value you
Anonymous
Just because someone desires you, does not mean that they value you

20. Put Me Second And I'll Make You Nonexistent.
Anonymous
Put Me Second And I'll Make You Nonexistent

21. 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
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

22. People Will Treat You The Way You Let Them
Anonymous
People Will Treat You The Way You Let Them

23. Ego is negative but self-respect is positive. His Holiness
Younus AlGohar
Ego is negative but self-respect is positive. His Holiness Younus AlGohar

24. No relationship is ever worth sacrificing your dignity or self respect for.
Anonymous
No relationship is ever worth sacrificing your dignity or self respect for.

25. Once you feel you are avoided by someone, never disturb them again.
Anonymous
Once you feel you are avoided by someone, never disturb them again.

26. If it's meant for you, you won't have to beg for it. You will never have to sacrifice your dignity for your destiny.
Anonymous
If it's meant for you, you won't have to beg for it. You will never have to sacrifice your dignity for your destiny.

27. I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.
Anonymous
I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect

28. Don't lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self respect is everything
Anonymous
Don't lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self respect is everything

29. Don't let someone get comfortable with disrespecting you.
Anonymous
Don't let someone get comfortable with disrespecting you .

30. If you don't, others won't either. Remember the world sees what you put out there, so hold yourself to a high standard of grace and elegance.
Anonymous
If you don't, others won't either. Remember the world sees what you put out there, so hold yourself to a high standard of grace and elegance.

31. I simply don’t care how much you gossip about me. Your fabricated stories can never dampen my self respect or make me feel inferior.
Anonymous
I simply don't care how much you gossip about me. Your fabricated stories can never dampen my self respect or make me feel inferior.

32. When someone treats you like you’re just one of many options, help them narrow their choice by removing yourself from the equation. Sometimes you have to try not to care, no matter how much you do. Because sometimes you can mean almost nothing to someone who means so much to you. It’s not pride- it’s self respect. Don’t give part-time people a full-time position in your life. Know your value and what you have to offer, and never settle for anything less than what you deserve.
Anonymous
When someone treats you like you're just one of many options, help them narrow their choice by removing yourself from the equation...

33. Find your self-respect now. Don’t dumb yourselves down. Think of yourself as capable and worthy of finding a guy who is going to respect you, too. It’s so important, I mean, and the confidence you get from feeling smart and tackling something like mathematics, which is a challenge, right? Math is hard.
Danica Mckeller
Find your self-respect now. Don't dumb yourselves down. Think of yourself as capable and worthy of finding a guy who is going to respect you, too... Danica Mckeller

34. That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
William J.H. Boetcker
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you ... William J.H. Boetcker

35. Don’t lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people love and appreciate you, when they just aren’t capable.
Anonymous
Don't lose your dignity and self respect trying to make people love and appreciate you..

36. In order to preserve your self respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.
Robert Byrne
In order to preserve your self respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat. Robert Byrne

37. And I'm losing my self respect.
Wonder Stuff
And I'm losing my self respect. Wonder Stuff

38. Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
Joe Clark
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life. Joe Clark

39. People need to understand that if they don't respect themselves, then no one will respect them
Anonymous
People need to understand that if they don't respect themselves, then no one will respect them

40. Never allow yourself to be so desperate that you end up settling for far less than what you deserve.
Anonymous
Never allow yourself to be so desperate that you end up settling for far less than what you deserve.

41. They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.
Mahatma Gandhi
They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. Mahatma Gandhi

42. Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
Anonymous
Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

43. Self-respect can be a extension of your ego or a priceless virtue.
Anonymous
Self-respect can be a extension of your ego or a priceless virtue. Anonymous Author

44. Teach Others How To Treat You By First Treating Yourself With Respect If You Do No Respect Yourself It Will Be Hard To Demand That Others Treat You With Respect.
Anonymous
Teach Others How To Treat You By First Treating Yourself With Respect If You Do No Respect Yourself It Will Be Hard To Demand That Others Treat You With ...

45. Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
Leo Buscaglia
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia

46. Don't lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people accept, love and appreciate you, when they just aren't capable.
Anonymous
Don't lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people accept, love and appreciate you, when they just aren't capable.

47. Self love. It doesn’t mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. It means that you won’t let them change the way you see yourself; nor will you stick around for them to destroy you.
Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
Self Love - it doesn't mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. It means that you won't let them change the way you see yourdelf; nor ... Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

48. I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.
Mandy Hale
I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect. Mandy Hale

49. Respect is for those who deserve it, not for those who demand it.
Anonymous
Respect is for those who deserve it, not for those who demand it.

50. Sometimes you have to forget what you want to remember what you deserve.
Anonymous
Sometimes you have to forget what you want to remember what you deserve.

51. Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
Lao Tzu
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu

52. Self-respect is the fruit 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

53. Never lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people love and appreciate you when they just aren't willing to.
Anonymous
Never lose your dignity and self-respect trying to make people love and appreciate you when they just aren't willing to.

54. The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

55. Was that I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
Rosa Park
Was that I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black. Rosa Park

56. The possibilities of thought training are infinite, its consequences eternal, and yet few take pains to direct their thinking into channels that will do good, but instead leave them all to chance.
Brice Marden
The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others, for how you demand to be treated. Don't settle for anything other than respect.

58. Self respect is the fruit of discipline.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self respect is the fruit of discipline. Abraham Joshua Heschel

59. I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial of everything which ideally and in practice I hold sacred.
Roger Nash Baldwin
I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial of everything which ideally ... Roger Nash Baldwin

60. Self respect is the most valuable asset you have never lose it for anyone or anything.
Anurag Prakash Ray
Self respect is the most valuable asset you have never lose it for anyone or anything. Anurag Prakash Ray

61. If a man’s innate self-respect will not save him from habitual, disgusting intoxication, all the female influences in the universe would not avail. Man’s will, like woman’s, is stronger than the affection, and, once subjugated by vice, all eternal influences will be futile.
Augusta Jane Evans
If a man's innate self-respect will not save him from habitual, disgusting intoxication, all the female influences in the universe would ... Augusta Jane Evans

62. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
Joyce Brothers
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. Joyce Brothers

63. Sometimes you have to try not to show how much you care even though you do.. Because sometimes you mean nothing to someone who means everything to you. It’s not pride. It is called self-respect.
Anonymous
Sometimes you have to try not to show how much you care even though you do.. Because sometimes you mean nothing to someone who means everything to ...

64. I may not be the girl that everyone wants, but at least I'm not the girl that everyone's had
Anonymous
I may not be the girl that everyone wants, but at least I'm not the girl that everyone's had.

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