Esteem Quotes

We esteem in the world those who do not merit our esteem, and neglect persons of true worth; but the world is like the ocean--the pearl is in its depths, the seaweed swims.

A sense of achievement improves general confidence and self-esteem.

The most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.

What good is any feeling we may have about ourselves, if it only lasts as long as others agree to it?

There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

We prefer people who are trying to imitate us more than those who are trying to equal us. This is because imitation is a sign of esteem, but the desire to equal others is a sign of envy.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

The Lord's way builds individual self esteem and develops and heals the dignity of the individual, whereas the world's way depresses the individual's view of himself and causes deep resentment

Though you treat me badly, I love you madly.

Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting.

When you act on your impulses to play, when you are open to the possibilities in each moment, you replace your fears with self-understanding, self-esteem, and personal strength.

People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.

Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is an integration of an inner-value with things in the world around you.

Mirror that lies, mirror that lies, that can't be me in the gorilla disguise.

You've got to be a believer in what you do.

It's probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are. It is essential, however, that we see ourselves for all we are.

Knowing His will is more valuable than all the treasures we could ever have, and we must always esteem knowing His will as the true treasure, and therefore make it the primary thing that we seek.

With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

The best way to achieve self-esteem is to do something worthy of esteem.

I own my life. And only mine. And so I shall appreciate my person. And so I shall make proper use of myself.

Puttering is really a time to be alone, to dream, to get in touch with yourself...To putter is to discover.

High self-esteem comes from feeling like you have control over events not that events have control over you.

Poetry contains love and holds it in high esteem, even though love always humiliates it by using it merely as a soothing after-shave lotion.

Everything that you do or say that raises the self-esteem of another raises yours as well.

I try to show the freedom to be yourself, unapologetically and irreverently.

In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout.

If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.

Good for you and be proud of yourself because you have your priorities in order. Be proud of yourself if you are responsible, reliable, persistent, and take your job and education seriously.

originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.

On any day - in any given event - you have to believe in yourself and back yourself 100%

No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.

You don't have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know.

If the sound of happy children is grating on your ears, I don't think it's the children who need to be adjusted.

If you want me, you'll have to earn me. And, mister, I don't come cheap.

Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.

It is typical for implicit status hierarchies of influence and esteem to emerge in interpersonal encounters, especially those that are goal oriented.

When we feel that we lack whatever is needed to secure someone else's esteem, we are very close to hating him

My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.

Sometimes we praise the way things used to be in order to blame the present, and we esteem what is no longer in order to scorn what is.

none but the estimable shall hear from me that I esteem them. The whole world is entitled to my courtesy, but greater tribute than that must be earned through virtuous acts.

Love, Fear, and Esteem, - Write these on three stones.

I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.

The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities

Calculus destroys self-esteem on contact.

If you're not selfish enough to want to feel good, then you can't connect with the energy that is your Source which does always feel good.

All my life I've always been so blue, born to lose, and now I'm losing you.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

You have a one of a kind gift to offer this world, and you are unique in the entire history of creation.