Quotes About Esteem

Do you dare imply that this useless sword is worthy of me?- Sesshomaru

Many complain of their looks, few of their brains.

The substitute that thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Appreciation is the currency of success.

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

Your success will have everything to do with how you perceive yourself, because how you perceive yourself is how others will perceive you, too.

In order to be somebody you have to hold even your shadow in high regard.

Captain or mate, M. Morrel, I shall always have the greatest respect for those who possess the owners' confidence.

Perhaps what I am about to say may seem strange to you, who are socialists, and vaunt humanity and your duty to your neighbor, but I never seek to protect a society which does not protect me, and which I will even say, generally occupies itself about me only to injure me; and thus by giving them a low place in my esteem, and preserving a neutrality towards them, it is society and my neighbor who are indebted to me." "Bravo

How typical that is, you proud and self-absorbed creature! This is indeed the man who enjoys taking an axe to the self-esteem of others, but cries out when a needle touches his own.

Now, I entertain a ridiculous partiality for my head, it seems to suit my shoulders so correctly.

There is in fact a manly and legitimate passion for equality that spurs all men to wish to be strong and esteemed. This passion tends to elevate the lesser to the rank of the greater. But one also finds in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to want to bring the strong down to their level, and which reduces men to preferring equality in servitude to inequality in freedom.

There is in fact a manly and legitimate passion for equality that incites men to want all to be strong and esteemed. This passion tends to elevate the small to the rank of the great; but one also encounters a depraved taste for equality in the human heart that brings the weak to want to draw the strong to their level and that reduces men to preferring equality in servitude to inequality in freedom.

Há qualquer faceta em todos nós que deseja uma medalha por aquilo que temos feito. Essa faceta deseja ser apreciada.

You are a pot of gold, don't think I don' realize it.

Zachwyt nad kim?: serdeczne uznanie, ?e kto? przypomina nas samych.

There's nothing worth less than what men think of you after you're back in the mud.

The trouble with being able to lift heavy things is that when heavy things need lifting folk step out of the way and smile at you. He'd done some tough jobs to earn a crust for him

One cannot despise a thing without acknowledging its importance.

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

What they say about you does not define who you are. Their opinion of you does not determine your self-worth.

but the one thing they'd taught him in the Academy that he already knew from his father was that a man only got as much respect as he gave himself.