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Paul Janet’s nineteenth-century systematic introduction to individual and social ethics

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Duty, dignity, humility, self-respect, self-worth, modesty, justice, moral judgment and the relation between personal worth and human limitation.

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Caroline Rollin Corson — Translator · French → English

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Remember that thou art a man and do not degrade thyself: this is self-respect.
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“Remember that thou art a man and do not degrade thyself: this is self-respect.”

Paul Janet
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Janet treats human dignity as a floor below which humility should not push a person: recognizing weakness does not require degrading oneself or surrendering self-respect.

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Elements of Morals, Chapter XIV, section 165, printed page 296, Caroline Rollin Corson’s 1884 English translation, Project Gutenberg #37016. “Remember that thou art a man and do not degrade thyself: this is self-respect” appears in the same paragraph as Janet’s paired reminder against vain pride, making self-respect and humility complementary parts of his moral argument rather than generic affirmation copy.

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Humility should not be an abasement; for it is never a virtue in man to lower himself.
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“Humility should not be an abasement; for it is never a virtue in man to lower himself.”

Paul Janet
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Janet sharply separates humility from self-degradation: accurate awareness of human weakness should coexist with dignity, so humility does not require pretending that one has no worth or abilities.

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Elements of Morals, Chapter XIV, section 165, printed page 296, Caroline Rollin Corson’s 1884 English translation, Project Gutenberg #37016. Janet distinguishes humility from abasement: humility arises from recognition of human weakness, but lowering oneself is not itself a virtue. The passage belongs to nineteenth-century systematic moral philosophy rather than modern clinical self-esteem guidance.

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