There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no one is listening, Love as if you have never been hurt, and Dance as if no one is watching

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and an over-indulgence to our own desires

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily...

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