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There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

~Claude Adrien Helvetius

Topics: Desire Disposition Esteem General Glory Happy Honor Honors Humanity Inspire Justice Love Men Mention Number Only Riches Same Small Strong Them Virtue Which Whom

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As I read the scriptures, it appears that those who receive the Savior's strongest reproach are often those who hold themselves in high esteem because of their wealth, influence, or perceived righteousness.

~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Topics: Appears Because Esteem High Hold Influence Often Perceived Read Receive Reproach Righteousness Savior Scriptures Strongest Themselves Those Wealth Who

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The misfortune is that many people, men and women, think that the perfect face has no flaws, no pores in the skin; and that gives unrealistic levels of esteem. Somebody feels they're not right because they haven't got that type of refinement.

~Douglas Kirkland

Topics: Because Esteem Face Feels Flaws Gives Got Levels Many Men Men And Women Misfortune People Perfect Refinement Right Skin Somebody Think Type Unrealistic Women

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Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books.

~Edmund White

Topics: Books Could Esteem Even Feel Fiction Good Most My Own Only Own Thing Those Work Written I Feel

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In the ancient world and, above all, among the Greeks, human nature was held in high esteem.

~Elie Metchnikoff

Topics: Above Among Ancient Esteem Greeks Held High Human Human Nature Nature World

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Human life is held in much higher esteem, and the taking of it, whether in private quarrel or by judicial procedure, is looked upon much more seriously than it was formerly.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Esteem Held Higher Human Human Life Judicial Life Looked More Much Private Procedure Quarrel Seriously Taking Than Whether

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Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.

~Elizabeth Berkley

Topics: Age Aspect Body Body Image Causing Critics Day-To-Day Esteem Girl Image Inner Issues Lives Low Reveal Self Starting Suffering Them Themselves Which Younger

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I was just starting out, trying to become a screenwriter, and I became the Austin slam champion three times. For a nerdy, kind of a socially awkward guy, that did wonders for my self esteem.

~Ernest Cline

Topics: Austin Awkward Became Become Champion Did Esteem Guy Just Kind My Self Nerdy Out Screenwriter Self Slam Socially Starting Three Times Trying Wonders

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The high esteem in which the Nobel Prizes are held is undoubtedly due to the conscientious way in which the Committees have discharged a heavy responsibility.

~Ernest Walton

Topics: Committees Conscientious Due Esteem Heavy Held High Nobel Prizes Responsibility Undoubtedly Way Which

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Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

~Eustace Budgell

Topics: Always Either Esteem First Friendship Imperfect Love Principles Two Wanting

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