Quotes about Self-esteem

To underestimate oneself is as much an exaggeration of one's powers than the other.

You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

The healing of the soul begins by restoring the glory of God to its flaming, all-attracting place at the center. We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self.

We may think we are centering our lives on God when we are really making Him a means to self-esteem.

If you ask men why they did a good job, they'll say, 'I'm awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?' If you ask women why they did a good job, what they'll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody.

Where there is much pride or much vanity, there will also be much revengefulness. - On Psychology

Why no. I'm too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don't make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I'm an utter egotist.

You know, I think that only if one feels immensely important can one feel truly light.

I don't make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I'm an utter egotist.