"He who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as a self-despiser."

Nietzsche, Friedrich on self-esteem
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"We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives."

Tracy, Brian on self-esteem   

"The most difficult We do not deal in facts when we are contemplating ourselves."

Twain, Mark on self-esteem   

"Acknowledgment -- If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people."

Unknown, Source on self-esteem   

"Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your own estimate."

Unknown, Source on self-esteem
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"SELF-ESTEEM controls PERFORMANCE/REALITY which stimulate SELF-TALK which reinforces SELF-ESTEEM. This cycle can work positively or negatively and is greatly influenced by the self-talk (I knew I wasn't good at -X vs. next time I'll practice and do better at -X)."

Unknown, Source on self-esteem   

"To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives."

Waitley, Denis on self-esteem
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"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

Whitman, Walt on self-esteem
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"Blessed are they who heal us of self-despising. Of all services which can be done to man, I know of none more precious."

White, William Hale on self-esteem   

"He who goes unenvied shall not be admired."

Aeschylus on envy   

"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."

Antisthenes on envy
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"Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true."

Tracy, Brian on self-esteem
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"The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image."

Tracy, Brian on self-esteem   

"Until you value yourself you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."

Peck, M. Scott on self-esteem
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"One is rated by others as he rates himself."

Proverb, French on self-esteem   

"Whatever good things we build end up building us."

Rohn, Jim on self-esteem
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"The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are."

Roosevelt, Franklin D. on self-esteem   

"Before everyone stands a image of what he ought to be. So long as he is not that his peace is not complete."

Ruckett on self-esteem   

"Creation is a better means of self-expression than possession; it is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed."

Scudder, Vida D. on self-esteem   

"No one can disgrace us but ourselves."

Shaw, Henry Wheeler on self-esteem   

"The greatest success, is successful self acceptance."

Sweet, Ben on self-esteem
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"I am as my creator made me and since He is satisfied, so am I."

Smith, Minnie on self-esteem
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"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."

Thant, U. on self-esteem
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"None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy."

Bacon, Francis on envy
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"The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power."

Berger, John on envy
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"Envy is honors foe."

Motto on envy   

"Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him."

Ovid on envy
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"Envy aims very high."

Ovid on envy
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"Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself."

Proverb, Danish on envy
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"Envy eats nothing, but its own heart."

Proverb, German on envy
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"They that envy others are their inferiors."

Saying on envy
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"The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor."

Socrates on envy
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"Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied."

Twain, Mark on envy
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"Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies."

Vidal, Gore on envy
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"It is not enough to succeed, others must fail."

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De on envy
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"There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of ones fellow man."

Marx, Groucho on envy
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"Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred."

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De on envy
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"Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on envy
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"Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of."

Fielding, Henry on envy   

"Nothing sharpens sight like envy."

Fuller, Thomas on envy
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