Sanskrit Sukti on self-respect

मनस्विनो न मन्यन्ते

परत: प्राप्य जीवनम्

बलिभुग्भ्यो न काकेभ्य:

स्पृहयन्ति हि कोकिला:

मनस्वी लोग नहीं मानते, किसी और से पाया हुआ जीवन

बलि पर जीने वाले कौवे को जैसे, स्पर्श का करती कोयल

A confident (self-reliant/a person with self respect) does not believe in living a life that is a grant from someone else. Just as the koel (who forages its own food), does not care to associate with the crow, which is a scavenger (dependent on humans and their trash).