100+ Self Respect Quotes in English

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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. – Oprah Winfrey

Self-control is the chief element of self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element of courage

Self-respect is an internal satisfaction and gratification, rather than the exhaustive search of seeking it from external sources. —David Barbour

I may not be good enough for you, but I am good enough for me.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you. ― Lao Tzu

Self Respect Quotes in English

Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worth the trip.— Glenn Beck

For the first time maybe ever, it didn’t matter if I looked beautiful or not. I felt it.―Kiera Cass

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it. ­­-Lillian Hellman

Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. – Adolf Hitler

Do things that make you feel good: mind, body, and soul. – Robyn Conley Downs

Learn to live in this world with self-respect. —B.R. Ambedkar

Self-respect, self-worth, and self-love all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value. – Rob Liano

Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy. ― Robert Tew

Your self-worth grows when you fight for something you love.

Being comfortable with who you are is the ultimate threat.―Sean Beaudoin

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. ­- Paul Tournier

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel

The world has slowed so you can rediscover yourself. – Unknown

Self-respect is personal empowerment. —Yocheved Golani

Perhaps the surest test of an individual’s integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect. – Thomas S. Monson

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

Don’t waste a second of your time convincing other people you’re worth loving.

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.―Jean Vanier

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. -Paulo Coelho

The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. – Joan Didion

I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me. – Brigitte Nicole

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect.

No one can diminish our value unless we let them. —Rosalind Sedacca

Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic selves and our hearts, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters. – Dan Coppersmith

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.―Henry Stanley Haskins

I wish I could make everyone understand how important this statement is: go where you are wanted. – S. McNutt

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end up really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I believe that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. – Mahatma Gandhi

It’s easy to run to others. It’s so hard to stand on one’s own record. You can fake virtue for an audience. You can’t fake it in your own eyes. Your ego is your strictest judge. They run from it. They spend their lives running. It’s easier to donate a few thousand to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of personal achievement. It’s simple to seek substitutes for competence–such easy substitutes: love, charm, kindness, charity. But there is no substitute for competence.

Autonomy is central to self-respect. —Constance E. Roland

Do not be scared to say “I love you” to yourself. Stand in front of the mirror look at yourself and say to yourself as loudly as you can “I love you. I respect you for what you have faced in life. And I love you for what you have become. ― Avijeet Das

True abundance isn’t based on our net worth, it’s based on our self-worth.

Be kinder to yourself, and celebrate little wins. –Charlotte

Trust yourself–you know more than you think you do. – Benjamin Spock

I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. – Charlotte Bronte

Everyone needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves. – Diana

The only person who deserves a special place in your life is someone who never made you feel like you were an option in theirs.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. —Aristotle

I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect. – Amit Kalantri

Not being yourself is the worst form of self-disrespect. ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You are not what you’ve done. You are what you keep doing.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. –Winston Churchill

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I never work just to work. It’s some combination of laziness and self-respect. – Harold Ramis

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is younger than you! Shout loud ‘I am lucky to be what I am. – Dr. Seuss

You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. – Helen Keller

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing. – Michel de Montaigne

The real difficulty in self-love is combating the inner critic who goes against our own wishes by challenging our own beliefs. You know you’re worthy of love, but the critic keeps reminding you of the past pain that you can’t let go of. – Anonymous

Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.

Man doesn’t live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food. —Mahatma Gandhi

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. – Theodore Parker

In yourself right now is all the place you’ve got.

The best gift you can give to others is your presence. The best gift you can give to yourself is perseverance. ― Maxime Lagacé

Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.

I’m going to keep showing up as my best self and stay focused on my own path. That’s how I know I’ll win. –@bossbabe

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louise May Alcott

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.

Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept. – Anna Taylor

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. —John Herschel

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

Do things that give you happiness, increasing your respect for yourself. ― Giridhar Alwar

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. –Maya Angelou

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen Keller

If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is how we finally die. – Maya Angelou

You are not your mistakes. They are what you did. Not who you are. – Lisa

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

Don’t compare yourself to others. If you do, you are insulting yourself. —Unknown

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself“ – Thich Nhat Hanh

I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes away a big part of yourself? ― Jaye Robin Brown

If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.

Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyway.

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember–the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. – Zig Ziglar

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way isn’t self-love, it’s self-destruction. – Laci Green

Be honest with who you are. Be honest with who you are not. – Unknown

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. ― Rita Mae Brown

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

You sometimes lose by taking risks, but you always lose by holding back. –Rachel Wolchin

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy. – Norman Vincent Peale

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself. – Brian Andreas

Bring the sun over my heart, I want it to bloom. – Alexandra Vasiliu

Happiness is not something that is ready-made. It comes from your own actions. —Dalai Lama

Do not tolerate disrespect, not even from yourself. – Unknown

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

If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. –Helen Keller

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. – Jack Kornfield

Life tried to crush her but only succeeded in creating a diamond. – John Mark Green

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

Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. ― Rob Liano

A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.

We are cups constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. –Ray Bradbury

Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. -Coco Chanel

Our self-respect tracks our choices. – Dan Coppersmith

Unconditional self-love is all that really matters in life. It’s where real life begins.

I had no respect for myself. I did not love myself because no one had ever loved me.

Our self-respect does not have a price tag. – Nawaz Sharif

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

Our relationship with ourselves forms the blueprint for all the relationships in our life. – Susyn Reeve

Their opinions are not your oxygen. They should only fan your fucking flames. ― Curtis Tyrone Jones

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted with something and that this thing must be attained. ­–Marie Curie

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others. – Frederick Douglass

Always be yourself–express yourself, and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. – Bruce Lee

When you love yourself, there’s no such thing as low self-esteem. Establish true self-esteem to experience the best kind of love with yourself.-Anonymous

Work to improve yourself, not prove yourself. – Joshua Becker

When you like yourself, you are free to enjoy others, and in your presence, people experience an invitation to become and enjoy who they truly are. ― Stasi Eldredge

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well-tried before you give them your confidence. ­–George Washington

Don’t be satisfied with stories, or how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. – Rumi

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man…true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. – Hindu Proverb

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