B. C. Forbes Quotes

Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

Man is worth more for what he is than for what he has.

At the end of the day, you're not defined, I don't believe, by your financial means. That doesn't make you a better person or a smarter person.

Self-respect is to the soul as oxygen is to the body. Deprive a person of oxygen, and you kill his body; deprive him of self-respect and you kill his spirit.

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.

The wise treat self-respect as non-negotiable, and will not trade it for health or wealth or anything else.

Self respect beats social approval, every time.

There is such a thing as honest pride and self-respect.

Self-respect is the best of all.

Listen, after almost twenty years of call-in radio, I can tell you that the main thrust of too many lives is an overemphasis on feeling good instead of doing good. Being admired and respected by the self and others has taken a back seat to feeling good, or, at least, avoiding feeling bad. And, oh boy, the excuses some of you can come up with for doing so!

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

You have to know that as long as you love who you are - your morals, your values, that type of stuff - you're OK.

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.

Self-respect knows no considerations.

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.

At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

Once you sell yourself, it's over. You've got nothing left.