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It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The read more
A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in being, not in doing, not in having.
Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk.
Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant. - Conceits and Caprices.
Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant. - Conceits and Caprices.
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to read more
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be read more
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it -- this is a hard lesson.
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable read more
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action.
