Esteem Quotes

1206 Esteem quotes by 749 unique authors

Neither gender is routinely more jealous - although women are more willing to work to win back a lover, while men tend to flaunt their… — Helen Fisher
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool… — Abraham Lincoln
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. — Marcus Aurelius
While browsing in a second-hand bookshop one day, George Bernard Shaw was amused to find a copy of one of his own works which he… — George Bernard Shaw
Women should be respected as well! Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have… — Anne Frank
(...) being right all the time acquires a huge importance in education, and there is this terror of being wrong. The ego is so tied… — Edward de Bono
When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we… — Maya Angelou
Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour. — Thomas Jefferson
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a… — Thomas Paine
A Mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually VACCINATES her daughter against low self-esteem. — Naomi Wolf
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. — Ayn Rand
In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to… — Ayn Rand
She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister. "I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very… — Jane Austen
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company. — Diane von Furstenberg
Your self-esteem is a notch below Kafka. — Woody Allen
He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did. — Henry James
Riches I hold in light esteem, And love I laugh to scorn, And lust of fame was but a dream That vanished with the morn.… — Emily Bronte
Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must… — Gustave Flaubert
Into the nothingness of scorn and noise, Into the living sea of waking dreams, Where there is neither sense of life or joys, But the… — John Clare
Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others. — Oprah Winfrey
I lost a world the other day. Has anybody found? You'll know it by the rows of stars around it's forehead bound. A rich man… — Emily Dickinson
Admire and adore the Author of the telescopic universe, love and esteem the work, do all in your power to lessen ill, and increase good,… — John Adams
What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship. — Terry Tempest Williams
A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his… — Ayn Rand

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