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Self-esteem is as necessary to the spirit as food is to the body.
Sep 14, 2025
We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.
Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.
I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.
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.
We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.
Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?
We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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