“Act well and properly, less to please others, more to keep your own self-respect.”
Handle gut und anständig, weniger anderen zu gefallen, eher um deine eigene Achtung nicht zu verscherzen.
Über den Umgang mit Menschen (1788)
“Do not be too much a slave of others' opinions of you!”
Über den Umgang mit Menschen (1788)
Context: Do not be too much a slave of others' opinions of you! Be self-sufficient! Why, in the end, does the opinion of the whole world trouble you, if you do what you should?
“Respect yourself, if you want others to respect you.”
Book 1, Chapter 2, Section 5.
Variant: ""Have a proper regard for yourself if you wish to be esteemed by others.""
Über den Umgang mit Menschen (1788)