Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

— Henry George Bohn

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think... The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own…

— Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.

— Ayn Rand

One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

— Oscar Wilde

“deep-seated feelings of inferiority that drive him to continually prove himself. According to Adler, having a good measure of self-esteem leaves us free to…

— A.S.A. Harrison

An egotist is not a man who thinks too much of himself; he is a man who thinks too little of other people.

— Joseph Fort Newton

Low self esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.

— Roger Ebert

“A good self-esteem level is mostly dependant on how we value ourselves without any bias.”

— Stephen Richards

Self-esteem is not based on itself.

— Mason Cooley

No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.

— Jane Austen