Esteem Quotes
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We esteem in the world those who do not merit our esteem, and neglect persons of true worth; but the world is like the ocean--the pearl is in its depths, the seaweed swims.
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There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.
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But to such a man as Schopenhauer,—one who considered five sixths of the population to be knaves or blockheads, and who had thought out a system for the remaining fraction,—to such a man as he, the question of esteem, or the lack thereof, was of small consequence. He cared nothing for the existence which he led in the minds of other people. To his own self he was true, to the calling of his destiny constant, and he felt that he could sit and snap his fingers at the world, knowing that Time, who is at least a gentleman, would bring him his due unasked.
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Love without esteem cannot go far or reach high. It is an angel with only one wing.
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I know not whether increasing years do not cause us to esteem fewer people and to bear with more.
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People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.
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Everywhere I am the object of an unbelievable esteem, the interest in me is, quite simply, tremendous.
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The most unambiguous sign that a person holds men in low esteem is this, that he either acknowledges them merely as means to his ends or does not acknowledge them at all.
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It is at the family fireside, often under the shelter of the law itself, that the real tragedies of life are acted; in these days traitors wear gloves, scoundrels cloak themselves in public esteem, and their victims die broken-hearted, but smiling to the last. What I have just related to you is almost an every-day occurrence; and yet you profess astonishment.
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Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.
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There is no rapture in the love which is prompted by esteem; such affection is lasting, not passionate.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.
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The path to self-esteem lies in getting over yourself. There is nothing to esteem about our smaller dramas; it's our commitment to something beyond ourselves that is truly estimable to ourself and others.
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He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
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Friendship is cemented by interest, vanity, or the want of amusement; it seldom implies esteem, or even mutual regard.
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Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues.
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Back to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.
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I hold my parents in such high esteem for what they do, so that, in and of itself, is a very lucky position to be in.
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Forgetfulness is not to be purchased with a wish; and I cannot bestow my esteem on all who desire it, unless they deserve it too.
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Many men and women enjoy popular esteem, not because they are known, but because they are not known.
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There is nothing so lowering to one's self-esteem as the affectionate contempt of a beloved cat.
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No man esteems anything that comes to him by chance; but when it is governed by reason, it brings credit both to the giver and receiver; whereas those favors are in some sort scandalous that make a man ashamed of his patron.
