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Self Esteem Quotes

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. ~ Lucille Ball

It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourselves. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~ Malcolm S. Forbes

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. ~ Baltasar Gracian

motivational james dean quoteHe that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them. ~ Ben Johnson

That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem. ~ Samuel Johnson

A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves. ~ Jean De La Bruvere

We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued. ~ Jean De La Bruvere

The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Morale is self esteem in action. ~ Avery Weisman

A man can stand a lot if he can stand himself. ~ Axel Munthe

Best of Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

silly honest kind Emerson quotes“Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self?” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

best of ralph waldo emerson quotes“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force – that thoughts rule the world.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly rejoices me, and the heart appoints” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

“To laugh often and love much:
To win respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give one’s self;
To leave the world a little better,
Whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch,
Or redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm
And sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier
Because you have lived…
This is to have succeeded.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

Realities of Life

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. – Sun Tzu
By always taking out and never putting in, the bottom is soon reached. – Spanish proverb
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. – Confucius
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. – Lao Tzu
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. – Confucius
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. – Chinese proverb
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? – Confucius
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot. – Confucius
If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people. – Chinese Proverb
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – Lao Tzu
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. – Bruce Lee
The cautious seldom err. – Confucius
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. – Confucius
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. – Confucius
The man of wisdom is never in two minds about right and wrong; the man of benevolence never worries about the future; the man of courage is never afraid. – Confucius
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. – Japanese proverb
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. – Confucius
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. – Confucius
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. – Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. – Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. – Confucius
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. – Confucius
When anger rises, think of the consequences. – Confucius
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. – Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Confucius
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? – Confucius

Best of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

– “A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.”

– “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

– “Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”

– “Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.”

– “Every artist was first an amateur.”

– “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

– “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

– “For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

– “Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.”

– “In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire.”

– “Insist on yourself; never imitate… Every great man is unique.”

– “It is not length of life, but depth of life.”

– “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”

– “Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.”

– “Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.”

– “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…”

– “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”

– “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

– “None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.”

– “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”

– “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

– “That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased.”

– “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

– “Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes.”

– “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

– “Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.”

– “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

– “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”

– “Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.”

– “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”

– “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”

25 Inspiring Quotes

1. If you want to be happy, be. – Leo Tolstoy

2. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. – Mark Twain

3. Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place. But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. – E.L. Konigsburg

4. Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. – Fyodor Dostoevsky

5. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. – Margaret Young

6. This is my “depressed stance”. When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you’ll start to feel better. If you’re going to get any joy out of being depressed, you’ve go to stand like this. – Charlie Brown

7. Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. – Eleanor Roosevelt

8. Jumping for joy is good exercise. – Unknown

9. One joy scatters a hundred griefs. – Chinese proverb

10. My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder

11. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault

12. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi

13. All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney

14. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt

15. Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. – Leonardo DaVinci

16. The path involves respect for all small and subtle things. Learn to recognize the right moment to strike the necessary attitudes. – Manual of the Warrior of Light

17. I say “Out” to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it. – Louise Hay

18. The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen

19. I am woman! I am invincible! I am pooped! – Unknown

20. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

21. Your problem is you’re too busy holding onto your unworthiness. – Ram Dass

22. Trust your gut. – Barbara Walters

23. Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez

24. She took the leap and built her wings on the way down. – Unknown

25. You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own and you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go. – Dr. Seuss