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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Respectability
Henri Frederic Amiel

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When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
Character
Decimus Magnus Ausonius

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

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Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Respectability
Eldridge Cleaver

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

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Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
self-esteem
Baltasar Gracian

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

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Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.
Nationalities and Nationalism
Eric Hoffer

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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
Respectability
Edgar Watson Howe

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You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.
Argument
Edward Koch

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He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
Self-respect
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.
Self-respect
H. L. Mencken

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

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Respect starts with yourself.
Respectability
Proverb

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Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there.
Self-respect
May Sarton

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Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.
Society
Henry David Thoreau

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In his private heart no man much respects himself.
Respectability
Mark Twain

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun