Cease Quote by Moliere

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

— Moliere

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

Esteem all things that are good.

— Tibullus

Our esteem is apt to be given where we know the least.

— Jules Michelet

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

Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t.

— Stanley Greenspan

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

— Nathaniel Branden

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

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.

— Gloria Steinem

Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.

— Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of…

— Nathaniel Branden

Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something.

— Shari Lewis