The lies most devastating to our self-esteem are not so much the lies we tell as the lies we live.

It is very difficult to accept in others emotions you cannot accept in yourself.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

To love is to see myself in you and to wish to celebrate myself with you. What I love is the embodiment of my values in another person. Love is an act of self-assertion, self-expression and a celebration of being alive.

A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.