That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem.
Puttering is really a time to be alone, to dream, to get in touch with yourself. . . To putter is to discover.
That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable.
If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.
O how far remov'd, Predestination! is thy foot from such As see not the First Cause entire: and ye, O mortal men! be wary how ye judge: For we, who see the Maker, know not yet The number of the chosen; and esteem Such scantiness of knowledge our delight: For all good is, in that primal good, Concentrate; and God's will and ours are one.
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.
For real self esteem is not derived from the great things you've done, the things you won. The mark you've made - but an appreciation of yourself for what you are.
I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held in the same esteem as George Best or Beckham. It's what I'm working hard towards.
Difficulties are God's errands; and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem it a proof of God's confidence.
The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The `polish and pipeclay' school is not yet extinct, and it is easier for the mediocre intelligence to become an authority on buttons, than on tactics.
Until you value yourself, you can't expect anyone else to do so.
What I know is that those who risked their lives to earn the pleasure of God are real men. They managed to rid the Islamic nation of disgrace. We hold them in the highest esteem.
To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.
It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.
Healthy self esteem is paying attention to how others make us feel, and then choosing those with whom we spend time.
There is no rapture in the love which is prompted by esteem; such affection is lasting, not passionate.
Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. It is heartbreaking how criticism can wound children and diminish their self-esteem.
Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.