Quotes About Esteem

Nobody likes him now but the people

Justice, humanity, or political wisdom, are qualities they are too little acquainted with in themselves, to appreciate them in others. Valor will acquire their esteem, and liberality will purchase their suffrage; but the first of these merits is often lodged in the most savage breasts; the latter can only exert itself at the expense of the public; and both may be turned against the possessor of the throne, by the ambition of a daring rival.

A reformer should be exempt from the suspicion of interest, and he must possess the confidence and esteem of those whom he proposes to reclaim.

Those that come to see me, do me honour; and those that stay away, do me a favour.

Ne pas devenir pauvre avec une âme de pauvre. La misère avilit. Le pauvre devient laid et prend l'autobus, se lave moins, sent la transpiration, compte ses sous, perd sa seigneurie et ne peut plus sincèrement mépriser. On ne méprise bien peu ce que l'on possède et domine. Goethe méprisait mieux que Rousseau.

Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord.

A women's greatest asset is her beauty.

It doesn't matter if the compensation scheme is denominated in hundreds of thousands of pounds per week or in bags of potato crisps. It's all a matter of relative worth, because a lot of people either feel, or want to feel that they are more valuable than anyone else.

beautiful; I was smart, but that was never enough, never what I wanted. I was nice, and no one cared. I was a lot of things, but beautiful? Not me.

Confident in the power of truth, He chose the base things of the world in preference to things held in esteem, assured that they would conquer at the last.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Some valuing those of their own side or mind, Still make themselves the measure of mankind; Fondly we think we honour merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

How well you do things should be incidental, not integral, to the way you regard yourself.

I'd rather they call me a national treasure than a national waste of time. And yes, it does feel good, but I've had to earn it.

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.

I don't think of myself as a lesser player.

It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel disdain for them. Which is not always pleasant in a relationship. Sometimes it's fun though.

I get plenty of credit out on the road.

I'm not sure that it matters as much to women as to our male colleagues to have the public adulation and be on the public mind.

I wouldn't say I'm a commodity. I try not to think about it too much.

I certainly wouldn't want to be the man who was compared to John Ritter through my eyes.

It is nice to hear yourself being compared to great players.

I can't even compare ourselves with the Supremes. I adore the Supremes! I can't set myself up as comparison to people I'm in awe of.