Coveting Quote by Jeffrey R. Holland

If you have to maintain self-esteem by pulling down the standing of others, you are extraordinarily unfortunate.

— Harry Stack Sullivan

Self-seeking, self-glory, that is not me. No. Many people say I embarrass them with my humility.

— Peter Akinola

“A diminished self-image causes us to slouch, to avoid looking others in the eye, to be unassertive, to be indecisive. On the other hand,…

— Wu Wei

It is often found that modesty and humility not only do no good, but are positively hurtful, when they are shown to the arrogant…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts—not to hurt others.

— George Eliot

Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.

— Eric Hoffer

“I wanted to show how humans can have ugly feelings that they might prefer not to acknowledge; how we’re all caught up in our…

— J. K. Rowling

“I have never met a truly strong person who didn't have self-respect. I think a lot of inwardly and outwardly directed contempt passes itself…

— Anonymous

“If I respect myself and require that others deal with me respectfully, I send out signals and behave in ways that increase the likelihood…

— Nathaniel Branden

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

— John Ruskin

I don't know exactly what covetous is, but in my experience it is not so much desiring someone else's virtue or happiness as rejecting…

— Marilynne Robinson

“A diminished self-image causes us to slouch, to avoid looking others in the eye, to be unassertive, to be indecisive. On the other hand,…

— Wu Wei