Littles Quote by Stanisław I Leszczyński

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

— Luc de Clapiers

If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable.

— Jean de la Bruyere

All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.

— Mary Renault

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

— Thomas Paine

Public esteem is the recompense of honest men.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem.

— Horace

The most unambiguous sign that a person holds men in low esteem is this, that he either acknowledges them merely as means to his…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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

— Judi Dench

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.

— David Hume

Men aren't allowed to have self-esteem, because we're already supposed to have all the power… But most men earn less than they want, barely…

— Tim Allen

Men should strive to think much and know little.

— Democritus

There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character.

— William Hazlitt