Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
André Gide
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Maya Angelou
If you boast, you will have no merit. If you promote yourself, you will have no success.
Lao Tzu
The trick is to think highly of yourself without thinking you’re higher than everyone else.
Ed Latimore
Self-esteem begins with self-understanding, grows with courage and perseverance, ends with confidence.
Maxime Lagacé
Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Never tolerate disrespect or you might start believing you deserved it.
Carlos Del Valle
One who knows himself is never disturbed by what you think about him.
Osho
For most people, the most difficult thing is to be comfortable with themselves. Loneliness and silence are poetry to some, but hell to most.
Thibaut
A human being wants something that will fill the holes he feels within himself.
James Pierce
Understand: You should be radiating confidence, not arrogance or disdain.
Robert Greene
Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember: the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
Zig Ziglar
Encourage yourself, support yourself, and celebrate every little thing about yourself.
Iyanla Vanzant
The worst outcome in this world is not having self-esteem. If you don’t love yourself, who will?
Naval Ravikant
The starting point of building your self-esteem is for you to have a clear sense of who you are and what you want.
Brian Tracy
Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions… Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.
Tina Fey
No one actually knows what the hell they’re doing. Everyone is just working off their current best guess.
Mark Manson
Believe whatever you need to believe to do your best work.
Sahil Lavingia
People wear all sorts of things, but the best part is the part that’s on the inside. That’s what’s really you — the person inside.
Fred Rogers
You don’t have to convince anybody of anything, and you don’t have to attract anyone’s attention.
Haruki Murakami
If you want to see the love of your life, look in the mirror.
Byron Katie
Stop comparing your life to everyone around you.
Eric Thomas
Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.
Gloria Steinem
Love who you are, embrace who you are.
Lilly Singh
If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.
Sam Walton
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
If you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth, but you’ve got to be willing to take the hits.
Rocky Balboa
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
Oprah Winfrey
The world will never value you more than you value yourself.
Bill Masur
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
William James
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.
Robert Hand
Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life.
Fred Rogers
It’s exhausting caring about what other people think.
Thibaut
Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone – never the opinion of others.
Robert Greene
Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
Fred Rogers
When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.
Abraham Maslow
I used to hate feeling embarrassed, but then I realized nobody’s watching and nobody gives a damn.
Barbara Corcoran
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
Brené Brown
Nothing so blights our self-esteem as to disapprove of what we once approved.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
Jack Canfield
It is weakness that is the source of all selfishness.
Swami Vivekananda
Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.
Tom Bilyeu