Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.

Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.

The humbleness of a warrior is not the humbleness of the beggar. The warrior lowers his head to no one, but at the same time, he doesn't permit anyone to lower his head to him. The beggar, on the other hand, falls to his knees at the drop of a hat and scrapes the floor to anyone he deems to be higher; but at the same time, he demands that someone lower than him scrape the floor for him.

Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously.

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

It is more honorable to walk in dignity than to ride in humiliation.

It is important to gain respect rather than sympathy.

Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty.

I'm not going to be horrible just for the sake of having attitude or make other people feel small just to make me feel bigger.

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

People often confuse self-respect with arrogance. I believe that there is a very thin line between the two. Balance between the two is often what leads to happiness.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.'