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

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

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

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

I could not understand how any man could be so brutalized as to claim the right to dispose of the lives of others, nor how any man could be so lacking in self-esteem as to grant to others the right to dispose of his life.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

We can secure other people’s approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that.

It never ceases to amaze me: We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.