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    The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

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

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

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Men are respectable only as they respect.

Men are respectable only as they respect.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Since when was genius found respectable?

Since when was genius found respectable?

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We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

by Marguerite Gardiner Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

by Frank Barron Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls read more

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

by Alice Miller Found in: Respect Quotes,
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Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you read more

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.

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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

by Ed Howe Found in: Respect Quotes,
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