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Quotes About Self-Esteem

Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul. – Henry Van Dyke, The Prison and the Angel

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do. – Martha Grimes (Author)

No one beneath you can offend you. No one your equal would. – Jan L. Wells

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us. – Van Wyck Brooks, From a Writers Notebook

Think positively about yourself…. ask God who made you to keep on remaking you. – Norman Vincent Peale

What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are. – Edgar Z. Friedenberg

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves. – Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love

The only man we have any respect for, is he who uses all the endowment he has, and uses it until he bleeds. – Martin H. Fischer

Until you make peace with you you are, you’ll never be content with what you have. – Doris Mortman

When we are confident, all we need is a little support. – Andre Laurendeau

Self-destruction is the effect of cowardice in the highest extreme. – Daniel Defoe

The words “I am” are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you. – A.L. Kitselman

I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversation. – George Bernard Shaw

You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself. – English Proverb

People wish to be settled: only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That’s wonderful, and I’m happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself? – Phillip C. McGraw (Dr. Phil)

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life. – James A. Michener

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war. – Charles Caleb Colton

Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong. – James Leo Herlihy

The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. – Michel de Montaigne, Of Solitude

You are your own judge. The verdict is up to you. – Astrid Alauda

I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did. – Henry James

We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment. – Libbie Fudim

We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. – Winston Churchill Quote

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. – Henry C. Link

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. – Axel Munthe

The most difficult secret for a man to keep is the opinion he has of himself. – Marcel Pagnol

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. – Andre Maurois

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A human being’s first responsibility is to shake hands with himself. – Henry Winkler

Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours. – Richard Bach

To have an incredible increase in self-esteem, all you have to do is start doing some little something. Whether it is to benefit your health, benefit your marriage, or to benefit your business, or your career. – Jim Rohn Quote in Conversations with Millionaires: What Millionaires Do to Get Rich, That You Never Learned About in School!


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