Quotes About Esteem

No little boy likes to be called a little man, but any little boy likes to be treated as a little man, and this is what Marian had done for me: at times, and when she had wanted to, she had endowed me with the importance of a grown-up; she had made me feel that she depended on me. She, more than anyone, had puffed me up.

Recognition of his own value, by himself and others, was of paramount importance to the car-hire driver.

It was delicious to be praised. A sense of luxury invaded Eustace's heart. Get on in the world...say nice things to people...he would remember that.

The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool.

We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love those whom we admire.

Kings make men as they do pieces of money; they put what value they please on them, and we are compelled to receive them according to the value put on them, and not according to their true worth.

The art of being able to make a good use of moderate abilities wins esteem and often confers more reputation than real merit.

We love much better those who endeavor to imitate us, than those who strive to equal us. For imitation is a sign of esteem, but competition of envy.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck that of the people.

Tu ne leur ferais pas l'injure de tes hommages

I can scarce bring myself to believe, that I am admitted to a familiar correspondence, and all the license of friendship, with a man who writes blank verse like Milton.

Surely the Shadowhunter community must honor you and hold you in high esteem as a gentleman who has truly advanced their race. No, Henry said sadly. Mostly they wish that I would stop suggesting new inventions and cease setting fire to things.

Well, I've never looked upon myself as being a beauty, per se.

He who prizes little things is worthy of great ones

If we happen to be praised on account of qualities which we formerly despised, our estimation of those qualities immediately rises.

Admiradores A admiração, mesmo a mais calorosa, tem sempre um subentendido de condescendência, isto é, a certeza de uma superioridade.

Admiradores Quem admira tem a impressão de dar e a certeza de que o outro necessita do seu dom. Mas na tabela secreta dos valores humanos, o dador acha-se acima do necessitado. Nessa conformidade, o admirador sente-se, sem o confessar, superior ao admirado.

O mundo, que está cheio de orgulhosos, também está cheio de admiradores. O mistério dissipa-se, quando se descobre que a admiração é a maneira mais nobre e pudica de afirmar a superioridade daquele que admira.

The journey toward developing healthy self-esteem, starts with the recognition that people are born with unconditional human worth that is independent of the way people treat us.

He who does not think too much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect. The plan of the newspaper is good and wise; when you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

...the deepest principle of Human Nature is the craving to be appreciated...

Do you know the only value life has is what life puts upon itself? And it is of course over-estimated since it is of necessity prejudiced in its own favour.

He alone rated himself beyond diamonds and rubies