To insist on yourself is to have your own opinions and ideas, and not to follow what others say. To persist in yourself means to do what you think is right, even if it is wrong, even if you have to pay a price, you must persist to the end and never give up. To insist on oneself means to be self-aware, not to be self-righteous, nor to belittle oneself. To insist on oneself means to be self-aware, not to be proud or complacent, nor to belittle oneself. To insist on yourself is to have your own personality. Just follow what others say if you don't want to, and you can't follow the crowd or rest on your laurels. To stick to yourself means to have your own principles and ideas, and not to follow what others say, nor to follow the crowd. To stick to yourself means to stick to what you think is right, even if it is wrong, you must stick to it.