Quotes about Self-worth

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition... I have no other so great as that of being truely esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

What is so frightening is the extent to which we may idealize others when we have such trouble tolerating ourselves

Everyone, no matter her or his stage in life, has the right to feel beautiful.

I am a human being, not a human doing. Don't equate your self-worth with how well you do things in life. You aren't what you do. If you are what you do, then when you don't . . , you aren't.

When you get knocked down, don't stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're down on yourself.

If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny.

Pick up a yardstick to measure your life against anyone else's, and you've just picked up a stick and beaten up your own soul.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

I am willing to release the need to be unworthy. I am worthy of the very best in life, and I now lovingly allow myself to accept it.

For if all the men in the world looked upon you as more happy than themselves, then you would be contented. Oh, do not let your happiness depend upon the fancies of other men.

Forgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future. Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and can be given to you, but trust and respect are in your own hands … and must be earned.

you will never please everyone, nor should pleasing everyone be your goal. For example, to seek the approval of someone who is lazy or jealous is to cast your pearls before swine. You will find that God rarely uses a person whose main concern is what others are thinking.