Mencken, H.L. -- A Book of Burlesques, ch. 11 (1920)
SELF-RESPECT: The secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) American writer and journalist [Henry Lewis Mencken]A Book of Burlesques, ch. 11 (1920)
View ArticleFuller, Thomas (1654) -- Introductio at Prudentiam, #1552 (1731)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . Regard not so much what the World thinks of thee, as what thou thinkest of thyself.
View ArticleHeschel, Abraham -- The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existance, ch....
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say No to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) Polish-American rabbi, theologian, philosopherThe...
View ArticleSeneca the Younger -- Natural Questions, Preface (1.5) [tr. Corcoran (1921)]
What reason is there to admire ourselves because we are not as bad as the worst? Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC-AD 65) Roman statesman, philosopher, playwright [Lucius Annaeus Seneca]Natural Questions,...
View ArticleBalfour, Clara -- Sunbeams for All Seasons: Counsels, Cautions, and Precepts...
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a...
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Hammarskjold, Dag -- Markings (1964)
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) Swedish diplomat, author, UN Secretary-General (1953-61)Markings...
View ArticleKingsley, Charles -- Good News of God, Sermon 33 “The Friend of Sinners [Mark...
Never trample on any soul though it may be lying in the veriest mire; for that last spark of self-respect is its only hope, its only chance; the last seed of a new and better life: — the voice of God...
View ArticleFaulkner, William -- Letter to David Kirk, Oxford, Miss. (8 Mar 1956)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you...
View ArticleHofstadter, Douglas -- “Pseudo-Conservatism Revisited — 1965,” sec. 4 (1965)
[The right wing] believe that their prestige in the community, even indeed their self-esteem, depends on having these values honored in public. Besides their economic expectations, people have deep...
View ArticleMarcus Aurelius -- Meditations, Book 3, #7 [tr. Hays (2003)]
Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill will, or hypocrisy, or a desire for things best done...
View ArticleGriswold, Whitney -- “Society’s Need for Man,” Baccalaureate Address, Yale...
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when...
View ArticleMencken, H. L. -- A Little Book in C Major, ch. 4, § 30 (1916)
A man of self-respect is one who still believes that nobody suspects him. H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American writer and journalist [Henry Lewis Mencken]A Little Book in C Major, ch. 4, § 30 (1916)...
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