Quotes About Esteem

It is a fact of life that certain people are corrosive to others' self esteem simply as a function of who and what they are.

I discovered the latent rage in followers, the fate of the leader who falls from the mob's esteem.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Thine face is not worth sunburning.

Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,' Like the poor cat i' the adage?

You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care

Only I have left to say, 'More is thy due than more than all can pay'.

was yet of many accounted beautiful.

It almost frightens me that the people should love her so much. I suppose that it is a good thing, and I hope that she will be worthy of it, poor little darling!

Of the many dreadful manifestations of the disease, both physical and psychological, a sense of self-hatred—or, put less categorically, a failure of self-esteem—is one of the most universally experienced symptoms, and I had suffered more and more from a general feeling of worthlessness as the malady had progressed.

A good name is seldom got by giving it oneself.

people, even well-bred people like those, had a surprising tendency to take you at your own valuation.

For some reason I'm more appreciated in France than I am back home. The subtitles must be incredibly good.

If parents can instill self-control in their children, they can achieve a powerful and important effect that will benefit their offspring for years to come. Indulgent parenting and an excessive concern with maximizing children's self-esteem may, however, be detrimental to self-control, producing instead a personality that is weak, narcissistic, and self-indulgent.

The more important you are, the later you arrive.

I'm cashmere, for God's sake," it grumbles. "I deserve better than Rubbermaid.

There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors....But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

The physical worth of anything is dependent on the value that you put into it.

Being nominated is more than just an accomplishment. Everyone sees your worth.

Anything that belongs to anyone can be precious. The only thing that will not matter is when everything is undervalued.

Conceding in an act of respect. To respect and to be respected is an honor.

Conceding is an act of respect. To respect and to be respected is an honor.

I was always desired. But now i am valued. And that is a different thing, i find.

Medicine is the most distinguished of all the arts, but through the ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who casually judge such practitioners, it is now of all the arts by far the least esteemed.