self esteem

1.

Nothing is so soothing to our self esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

- Brooks, Van Wyck

2.

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

- Friedrich Nietzsche

3.

Freedom, then, lies only in our innate human capacity to choose between different sorts of bondage, bondage to desire or self esteem, or bondage to the light that lightens all our olives.

- Madhava, Sri

4.

Many people believe that humility is the opposite of pride, when, in fact, it is a point of equilibrium. The opposite of pride is actually a lack of self esteem. A humble person is totally different from a person who cannot recognize and appreciate himself as part of this worlds marvels

- Bonder, Rabino Nilton

5.

Freedom, then, lies only in our innate human capacity to choose between different sorts of bondage, bondage to desire or self esteem, or bondage to the light that lightens all our lives.

- Sri Madhava