“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”
Proverb
“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ”
M. Scott Peck
“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”
Fred Rogers
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, cares enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”
Jean Shinoda Bolen
“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”
Parker Palmer
“When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.”
Harry Palmer
“We will not agree with everyone, but we should most definitely respect one another.”
Brooke Griffin
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.”
Laurence Sterne
“Take very little notice of those people who choose to treat you poorly. It is how they are defining their story, not yours.”
Lei Wah
“Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance.”
Abdul Kalam
“Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.”
John Herschell
“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.”
Brian Andreas
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”
Lao-Tzu
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”
Bryant H. Mcgill
“People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”
Wayne Dyer
“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.”
Kristen Neff
“Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.”
Ram Dass
“She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.”
Anais Nin
“Truly powerful women don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage those who don’t give it to them.”
Anonymous
“Self-absorbed people only think about what makes them feel good at the moment – they don’t have any respect or regard for anyone else.”
Anonymous
“If people respect you respect them back if they disrespect you respect them back. They represent their ideology you represent yours.”
Anonymous
“You can’t force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespected.”
Anonymous
“If you want respect, you have to learn to give it too.”
Anonymous
