Self Esteem Quotes - Page 3

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.

To know how to put what knowledge in which place is wisdom (hikmah). Otherwise, knowledge without order and seeking it without discipline does lead to confusion and hence to injustice to one's self.

In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, one who is constantly critical of you, one who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor. Life is tough enough without the person who is supposed to love you leading the assault on your self-esteem, your sense of dignity, your confidence, and your joy. In this person's care, you deserve to feel physically safe and emotionally secure.

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Have good trust in yourself, not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.

Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.

Cats invented self-esteem.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.

You can't move mountains by whispering at them.

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

If you know yourself, then you'll not be harmed by what is said about you.

No one can love you until you love yourself, and you cannot love anyone else, until you love yourself.

Most humans, in varying degrees, are already dead. In one way or another they have lost their dreams, their ambitions, their desire for a better life. They have surrendered their fight for self-esteem and they have compromised their great potential. They have settled for a life of mediocrity, days of despair and nights of tears. They are no more than living deaths confined to cemeteries of their choice. Yet they need not remain in that state. They can be resurrected from their sorry condition. They can each perform the greatest miracle in the world. They can each come back from the dead.

There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.

The only person who acts sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure anew every time he sees me. Everyone else goes by their old measurements.