Quotes About Self-esteem

Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.

A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval.

...self-consciousness is a man's worst enemy.

Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.

Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves is given us by others. -Man is made great or little by his own will.

Seriously, in America there are more big, curvy girls than there are little girls, and men love us, too.

Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.

Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting.

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought.

Let him think is I am more man than I am and I will be so.

If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men's, we will have self-esteem.

There is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.

Nobody is smarter than you are. And what if they are? What good is their understanding doing you?

For all of its glamour and frivolity, fashion happens to be a relevant and powerful force in our lives. At every level of society, people care greatly about the way they look, which affects both their self-esteem and the way other people interact with them.

Sustaining relationships with others requires a good relationship to ourselves. Healthy self-esteem is an internal sense of worth that pulls one neither into 'better than' grandiosity nor 'less than' shame.

Healthy self-esteem is an internal sense of worth that pulls one neither into "better than" grandiosity nor "less than" shame. But the essence of psychological patriarchy is the nonexistence of such middle ground.

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.

The flight from shame into grandiosity lies at the heart of male covert depression.

It's not okay to be critical of yourself.

Being overwhelmed can lead to procrastination, which often leads to being chronically late for deadlines and appointments. Being chronically late can take a toll on your self-esteem and damage your relationships. You've probably heard your whole life that you are uncaring, selfish, immature, or worse. Executive function impairment is tied directly to a distorted sense of time and a struggle to manage it.

You've probably heard comments such as these your entire life: "Why can't she put her stuff away?" "Doesn't she care how it affects the rest of us?" "Why is she so lazy?" "What a pig!" And you have most likely internalized these painful, derogatory, negative remarks over the years until they have slaughtered your self-esteem, making you wonder What is wrong with me?