Set Firm Boundaries Quotes
You get what you tolerate. The man who draws clear lines, and holds them, teaches the world exactly how he is to be treated. This Influence path holds history's firmest quotes on boundaries and self-respect. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.”
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“He who defends everything defends nothing.”
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“Please all, and you will please none.”
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“Your boundaries are your business. Those who get angry at them are the ones who benefited from you having none.”
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“No is a complete sentence.”
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“When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.”
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“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”
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“You don't have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.”
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“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”
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“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.”
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“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.”
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“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”
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“You never regret being kind.”
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“You can and should set your own limits and clearly articulate them. This takes courage, but it is also liberating and empowering, and often earns you new respect.”
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“Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me.”
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“We teach people how to treat us.”
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“What you allow is what will continue.”
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“You get what you tolerate.”
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“A person's respect for you is directly related to the boundaries you uphold.”
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“Cutting people off doesn't have limits. Family can get cut off too if they are causing you stress.”
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“If someone disrespects you once, it's their fault. If they disrespect you twice, it's yours.”
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“Don't tell me what they said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable saying it to you.”
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“Never make a priority out of anyone that only makes you an option.”
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“The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are the ones who benefited from you having none.”
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“Leaders get what they create and what they allow.”
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“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
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“He who is silent is taken to agree.”
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“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
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“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”
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“The only way to win with a toxic person is not to play.”
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“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
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“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.”
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“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.”
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“Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.”
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“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
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“What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.”
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“One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.”
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“When you say no most of the time you are saying yes to the progression of yourself and those around you.”
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“There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!”
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“Being selective about how you spend your time and who you spend your time with is a sign of self-respect.”
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“The obligation to receive reduces our ability to choose whom we wish to be indebted to and puts that power in the hands of others.”
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“The time to react protectively is when we feel ourselves liking the practitioner more than we should under the circumstances.”
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“No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy.”
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“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”
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“Say no without guilt. Say yes without fear.”
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“To say ”no” is painful, but much better than a ”yes” that brings regrets.”
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