Friendship, compounded of esteem and love, derives from one its tenderness and its permanence from the other.
It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation -- to force the esteem of others -- seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.
The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
The most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.
I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did.
You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing.
Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. It is heartbreaking how criticism can wound children and diminish their self-esteem.
Riches I hold in light esteem, And love I laugh to scorn, And lust of fame was but a dream That vanished with the morn. And if I pray, the only prayer That moves my lips for me Is, 'Leave the heart that now I bear, And give me liberty!' Yes, as my swift days near their goal, 'Tis all that I implore - In life and death, a chainless soul, With courage to endure.
Sometimes we esteem others more important than ourselves. We always become the martyr. It is wonderful to be self-sacrificing, but watch out for self-disdain! If we don’t apply some of the medicine that we use on others to strengthen ourselves, our patients will be healed and we will be dying.
Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste — He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce. ) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his name.
Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!
Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of her family.
There is nothing I need so much as nourishment for my Self Esteem
What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing
Prefer not the esteem of men to the approbation of God.
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
I think, internally, we Catholics have known this for a long time. I think we're just thrilled and grateful that the rest of the world now is sharing in the esteem and gratitude that we've had for Pope John Paul II for 26 and a half years.
Esteem never makes ingrates.