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A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.
Sep 29, 2025
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?
This generation has lost the true meaning of romance. There are so many songs that disrespect women. You can’t treat the woman you love as a piece of meat. You should treat your love like a princess. Give her love songs, something with real meaning. Maybe I’m old fashioned but to respect the woman you love should be a priority.
Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
Above all, don't lie to yourself.
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.
Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.
Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.
As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.
Look the world straight in the eye.
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.
Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
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