self respect quotes to help you choose yourself first
We all enjoy the feeling of being liked by others, but self respect is more important than the temporary joys that come with pleasing other people.
Prioritize self respect over being liked by vocalizing your boundaries, decentering the positives of being liked and putting yourself in positions to stand up for yourself.
Use these quotes to give you the motivation to choose yourself and respect yourself in every decision you make.
self respect quotes:
“I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect.”
― Amit Kalantri
“If you don’t care to be liked, they can’t touch you.”
― Naval Ravikant
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
― Joan Didion
“Saying yes or maybe when we mean no, cheapens our word, diminishes our sense of self-respect, and compromises our integrity.”
― Paulo Coelho
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
― Jack Kornfield
“The most important form of respect is self-respect. Not only does it show others how to treat themselves, it teaches them how to treat you.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich
“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
― Jackie Robinson
“You must respect and love yourself and not let anyone take advantage of you.”
― Belén Gallardo
“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
“The price of a lack of self-respect is very high over time.”
— Adam Cole
“If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.”
― Paulo Coelho
“Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.”
― Joan Didion
