Self Esteem Quotes - Page 14

• There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

  Brian Tracy

  Discipline, Direct, Self

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• Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Spiritual, Soul, Prison

  Henry Van Dyke (1920). “The Poems of Henry Van Dyke”

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• Self-destruction is the effect of cowardice in the highest extreme.

  Daniel Defoe

  Death, Dying, Self Destruction

  An Essay Upon projects 'Of Projectors'

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• When you undervalue who you are, the world will undervalue what you do and vice versa.

  Suze Orman

  Vices, World, Abundance

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• We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  War, Loser, Quarrels

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.189

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• Transformation is not five minutes from now; it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's these small choices and successes that build up over time to help cultivate a healthy self-image and self esteem.

  Jillian Michaels

  Healing, Weight Loss, Choices

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• 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?

  Phil McGraw

  Fun, Smart, Caring

  Phil McGraw (2013). “The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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• Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.

  William Gibson

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• The gods help them who help themselves.

  Aesop

  Helping, God Help, Esteem

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• If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.

  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

  Faith, Moving, Mountain

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• We may have failed to teach our children right from wrong, but we've done a great job of teaching self-esteem!

  Roy Moore

  Jobs, Children, Teaching

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• A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.

  Axel Munthe

  Respect, Attitude, Men

  Axel Munthe (1930). “The Story of San Michele”

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• If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

  Confucius

  Teacher, Men, May

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.149, Courier Corporation

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• You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

  Norman Cousins

  Life, Motivational, Use

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• What good is any feeling we may have about ourselves, if it only lasts as long as others agree to it?

  Guy Finley

  Long, Feelings, May

  FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Jan 24, 2012

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• In fact, at this point in history, the most radical, pervasive, and earth-shaking transformation would occur simply if everybody truly evolved to a mature, rational, and responsible ego, capable of freely participating in the open exchange of mutual self-esteem. There is the 'edge of history.' There would be a real New Age.

  Ken Wilber

  Real, Ego, Age

  Ken Wilber (2004). “The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings”, p.143, Shambhala Publications

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• There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

  Eric Hoffer

  Humility, Vanity, Practice

  Eric Hoffer (2011). “The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements”, p.15, Harper Collins

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• Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Motivational, Leadership, Girl

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• I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.

  Lauryn Hill

  Self Respect, Very Happy, Feels

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• Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?

  Garry Trudeau

  Character, Sides, Moral

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• One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.

  Ludwig Wittgenstein

  Belief, Mistrust, Senses

  Ludwig Wittgenstein (1982). “Last writings on the philosophy of psychology”

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• Go where you are wanted and stray from where you aren't. Surround yourself with positive people and environments.

  Demi Lovato

  Stay Strong, People, Environment

  Demi Lovato (2013). “Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year”, p.9, Macmillan

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• If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

  Mark Twain

  Humorous, Compliments You, Pay

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• Skill to do comes of doing.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Educational, Learning, Positive Attitude

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude”, p.162, Harvard University Press

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• Should we say the self, once perceived, becomes the soul?

  Theodore Roethke

  Self Respect, Soul, Should

  Theodore Roethke, Carolyn Kizer (2013). “On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose”, p.37, Copper Canyon Press

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