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Quotes About Esteem

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.
~ Eustace Budgell
Be judge ye heavens, that all things right esteem, How I him loved, and love with all my might, So thought I eke of him, and thinke I thought aright.
~ Edmund Spenser
The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back how he esteems your merit, is such a friend, that one had need be very much his friend indeed to pardon or to bear it.
~ William Cowper
For all true love is grounded on esteem.
~ George Villiers
I look at my myself; and see a stone, I look at my friends and see gold, But I look at you, and see a gem.
~ Anonymous
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
~ Francois La Rochefoucauld
You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
~ Mary J. Blige
There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
~ Mary Kay Ash
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
~ Mary Kay Ash
Everyone wears a sign that says "Make me feel important
~ Mary Kay Ash
There are two things people want more than sex & money... recognition and praise.
~ Mary Kay Ash
All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.
~ Mary Renault
Esteem your friends, revere your teachers, honor your parents, regard your supporters.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
All a woman actually wants is to feel special.
~ Matt Dunn
Don't settle for being an option; become a priority.
~ Unknown
Pride makes a god of self, covetousness makes a god of money, sensuality makes a god of the belly; whatever is esteemed or loved, feared or served, delighted in or depended on, more than God, that (whatever it is) we do in effect make a god of.
~ Matthew Henry
Those that look with contempt upon worldly honours shall be recompensed with the honour that cometh from God, which is the true honour.
~ Matthew Henry
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.
~ Max Nordau
The ultimate goal of the arriviste's aspirations is not to acquire a thing of value, but to be more highly esteemed than others. He merely uses the "thing" as an indifferent occasion for overcoming the oppressive feeling of inferiority which results from his constant comparisons.
~ Max Scheler
I have found that an easy-to-remember picture of the successful personality is contained in the letters of the word "success" itself. The success-type personality is composed of: Sense of direction Understanding Courage Compassion Esteem Self-Confidence Self-Acceptance
~ Maxwell Maltz
People like myself, are self-conscious about their appearance.
~ Unknown
Do not underrate others, do not underrate yourself, and do not underrate anything! Do not overrate others, do not overrate yourself, and do not overrate anything!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
For a nation to be known as warrior is a shame! For a nation to be known as peaceful is an honour! Violence brings shame, killing brings disgrace; peacefulness brings honour, nonviolence brings esteem!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan