(160 quotes found)
“Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”
Marcus Aurelius
“In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions”
Nathaniel Branden
“The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.”
Hannah Arendt
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.”
“The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person”
Alexander Pope
“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily...”
Thomas S. Szasz
“Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?”
Nelson Mandela
