Quotes for All
Patriotism … is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit. Emma Goldman
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. Frederick Douglass
I think death has a right to its own courage and dignity and self-respect. Adela Rogers St. Johns
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the root of discipline
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
Abraham Joshua Heschel