In every person’s mind there is a conflict between positive beliefs and their opposites. But those who have self-respect, these self-doubts and fears are like shadows that pass temporarily through the landscapes of their minds. They may dim one’s sense of worth without casting it in permanent darkness. In general, self-respect means that one feels more self-affirmation than self-hate, more hope than despair, more courage than fear, more compassion than indifference.