Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920–2003) Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer
“A man is first reverent about himself, and self-respect is the first stage in reverence for all things.”
— Otto Weininger, book Sex and Character
Source: Sex and Character (1903), p. 127.
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