Dignity is the most expensive debt of the weak.

In order to maintain that nonexistent "self-image," you not only refuse the opportunity to learn from the strong but also consume a huge amount of emotional energy due to over-sensitivity. This pathological craving for "being respected" is essentially because you have nothing else besides it. In the real game, prematurely putting dignity on display is equivalent to revealing your weakness to your opponent: as long as they slightly humiliate you, they can manipulate your decisions.

Dignity without strength as support is like a bell hanging on a sheep's neck. It is useless except for attracting wolves.