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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.
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
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.
The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the American merchant calls self-service. We have become a self-service populace, read more
The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the American merchant calls self-service. We have become a self-service populace, and all our specious comforts --the automatic elevator, the escalator, the cafeteria --are depriving us of volition and moral and physical energy.
If thou canst walk on water, thou art no better than a straw. If thou canst fly in the air, read more
If thou canst walk on water, thou art no better than a straw. If thou canst fly in the air, thou art no better than a fly. Conquer thy heart that thou mayest become somebody.
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
