Esteem Quotes

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A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains largely in our esteem if we discover that he has… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have never conceived that having been in public life required me to belie my sentiments, or to conceal them. Opinion and the just maintenance… — Thomas Jefferson
Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem. — Horace
Cats invented self-esteem; there is not an insecure bone in their body. — Erma Bombeck
Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Cats invented self-esteem. — Erma Bombeck
Find your self-esteem and be forever free to dream. — Shania Twain
I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most… — Charles Spurgeon
Suppose you read about a pill that you could take once a day to reduce anxiety and increase your contentment. Would you take it? Suppose… — Jonathan Haidt
Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem. — Nicolas Chamfort
You can be loved by your family, your mate, and your friends yet not love yourself. You can be admired by your associates yet regard… — Nathaniel Branden
I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual? — D. H. Lawrence
Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all. — Moliere
We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in… — Eric Hoffer
Self-esteem means knowing you are the dream. — Oprah Winfrey
Men of sense esteem wealth to be the assimilation of nature to themselves, the converting of the sap and juices of the planet to the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't… — Kelly Osbourne
There is in every breast a sensibility to marks of honor, of favor, of esteem, and of confidence, which, apart from all considerations of interest,… — James Madison
The one and only Gospel waits to be proclaimed by everyone together, in love and reciprocal esteem. — Pope Benedict XVI
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. — Barack Obama

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