60 Self-respect quotes that'll help improve your self-esteem

60 Self-respect quotes that'll help improve your self-esteem. Here are the best respect yourself quotes and sayings to read that will enlighten you about self-respect. We sometimes complain that others do not value our worth, but we must value ourselves first before others. If you do that, you get the self-confidence that you need to face other people straight on. And if others see that confidence within you, the situation may change, but always remember this, don't let others degrade you. You should always tell yourself that you don't deserve that kind of treatment. Share these self-respect quotes and sayings with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.

1. Don’t lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self Respect is everything.

2. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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

4. When someone treats you like an option, help them narrow their choices by removing yourself from the equation. It’s that simple.

5. Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

6. Once you feel you are avoided by someone, never disturb them again.

7. I’m not a backup plan, and definitely not a second choice.

8. A person cannot be comfortable without their own approval.

9. Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

10. Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.

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

12. Love yourself enough to surround yourself with people who respect you.

13. Be you. The world will adjust.

14. Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.

15. Everyone’s a Star and deserves the right to Twinkle.

16. Respect is not imposed nor begged. It’s earned and offered.

17. Respect yourself and others will respect you.

18. Self-respect is the greatest gift we can give to our self.

19. Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

20. The greatest thing in the word is to know how to belong to oneself.

21. He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.

22. Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

23. There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

24. I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect.

25. A self-respecting woman is like the Sword in the stone, only a very special man can pull her.

26. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

27. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

28. You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

29. It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings towards themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

30. When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

31. Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.

32. Your problem is you're too busy holding onto your unworthiness.

33. Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect.

34. God created you as you are. Learn to love it. Learn to live it.

35. Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

36. Self-respect is something that can’t be killed.

37. Cutting people out of my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.

38. You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.

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

40. Doing great to yourself is another kind of respect.

41. The better you feel about yourself, the less you need the feel to show off.

42. Don’t ever dumb yourself down just to make someone else feel comfortable.

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

44. You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.

45. To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect.

46. Carry yourself like a Queen and you’ll get your King.

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

48. Self-love, Self-respect, Self-worth. There is a reason they all start with "Self", You cannot find them in anyone else.

49. Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.

50. You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

51. Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

52. Be yourself. There is no one better.

53. Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.

54. Do not tolerate disrespect, not even from yourself.

55. The opinion which other people have is their problem, not yours.

56. Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your handbrake on.

57. Self-respect knows no considerations.

58. Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.

59. Happiness blooms in the presence of self-respect and the absence of ego.

60. Ego is negative but self-respect is positive.