Difficult Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We can always make ourselves liked provided we act likable, but we cannot always make ourselves esteemed, no matter what our merits are.

— Nicolas Malebranche

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

— Judi Dench

Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

— Moliere

“For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.

— Moliere

Love and self-esteem are constructed through likes and followers.

— Maimouna Doucoure

There are some surely whom you like and whom you dislike, for whom you entertain esteem and for whom you feel contempt? Have you…

— Paul Bourget

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

— Thomas Paine

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

— Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

— Derrick Bell

It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be loved for who you are not.

— Sherry Argov

The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in…

— Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles