If our self respect is based on the praise of others then our self respect will be very tenuous.

如果我们的自我尊重建立在他人的表扬之上，那么这种自我尊重将是非常脆弱的。

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You will not be able to build self respect if you are permanently striving to impress others with outer displays.

如果你永远在努力用外在的显示来加深别人对你的印象，你将不能够建立自我尊重。

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The trick to lasting self respect is to be happy through others success.

获得永久自我尊重的秘诀是为他人的成功感到高兴。

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The refugees I have met want nothing more than to be able to earn a living with self-respect and to be permitted to live in peace.

BBC: Human traffic. Your earlier comments

But neither are we obliged, by self-interest or self-respect, to be played by every extortionist who comes our way, seeking the prestige of our company and the things we have to offer in exchange for being kept safe from harm.

WSJ: Bret Stephens: North Korea and Iran Are Practicing Extortion

It turns out that in addition to the potential for walk-ins by significant others and soul-crushing lack of self-respect in the morning, would-be Internet Lotharios now have to worry about being blackmailed.

CNN: Police: Naked scammers seduce, blackmail men on Web