Virginia Moore

Today I have a woman named Virginia Moore. She was born in Virginia on July 11th, 1903. She was fortunate to have access to a good education in her youth. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree, her Master's Degree, and her PH.D from Columbia, (it does not say what her major was). She started as a freelance writer in the beginning, but later went on to write three books of poetry, a number of short stories, and more than a few biographies. She died on June 11th, 1993.
The quote I have from Mrs.Moore, says, "True self-respect, being very different from false pride, leads inevitably to respecting others." Again, I would agree with this quote. More than just my own opinion though. In psychology, you learn that depending on someone's mood, reflects on how they treat other people. For example, if you met a friend sometime recently and you go to the mall with her and she acts mean towards you. Don't just perceive it as "shes a negative person" that could not be true. You don't know how her days been, maybe her boyfriend broke up with her, or maybe she lost something very dear to her, these could be eating at her and you don't know it. So respecting yourself will lead you to respecting others.
I have a hard time following this quote for many reasons. I have a hard time trusting people, I know it sounds harsh but it's true. Also, when I'm in a bad mood, it's nearly impossible to get me out of it, so the best thing to do is just leave me alone for a short period of time while I get everything straight in my head.
I know other people may take this quote differently but I'm just trying to direct you in the right direction of what it could possibly mean.