Quotes About Value

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.

The value of a canvas depends almost entirely on your mental attitude, not on your moral attitude; depends on what kind of a man you are, the way you observe.

Men aren't necessities, they're luxuries.

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to be ashamed of because no one was really poor, at least no one worth speaking of.

A man that seeks truth and loves it must be reckoned precious to any human society.

I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective equality of my talent and the sacrifices of it, in pieces, to preserve its essential value has some sort of epic grandeur.

All men bear the image of God. They have value not because they are redeemed, but because they are God's creation in God's image.

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

Man is as full of potential as he is of importance.

When will the world learn that a million men are of no importance compared with one man?

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

I will not have you hazard your life, Felicia. It is too precious to me." "And is yours less so to me? Domenico, whether you live or die, let me share it!

Most cowgirls are natural storytellers, their art honed by years of practice. . . . It serves as entertainment; it also preserves the humor and value of a unique way of life.

Max: "You'll never be good enough to deserve her, you know." Ash: "God doesn't always give you what you deserve," Ash said quietly. "Sometimes he gives you what you can't live without.

As to what good qualities there may be in our souls, or Who dwells within them, or how precious they are -- those are things which we seldom consider and so we trouble little about carefully preserving the soul's beauty. All our interest is centred in the rough setting of the diamond, and in the outer wall of the castle -- that is to say, in these bodies of ours.

Self-esteem is your capacity to recognize your worth and value, despite your human flaws and weaknesses. Your value as a person isn't earned; it isn't conditional; it can't be added to or subtracted from. Your essential worth is neither greater nor lesser than that of any other human being. It can't be. Self-esteem is about being, not doing. You have worth simply because you're alive.

To navigate in a world without value is to be without rudder or destination, and yet without science, we navigate blind. To many, apparently, blindness is preferable.

time wasted is not always a waste of time.

Maybe we all need a glimpse of life without someone we love once in a while, just to teach us not to take them for granted.

Someone really wise once told me that even Christians aren't immune to tragedy. That we can't use this fallen world to gauge our value to God.

Wallets are the fabricated items into which we put our fabricated money, which most people believe to be their possession of the realest value.

A sold poem loses half its meaning.

You are as important to your health as it is to you.

Fearing to lose what you have is not the same as appreciation. You have to take a step beyond that.