Where we see self esteem, we see self acceptance. High self esteem individual tend to avoid falling into an adversarial relationship with themselves.

A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him.

Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as his standard of judgement, only one alternative standard remains to him: his feelings. A mystic is a man who treats his feelings as tools of cognition. Faith is the equation of feelings with knowledge

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'

It is a curious paradox of human history that a doctrine that tells human beings to regard themselves as sacrificial animals has been accepted as a doctrine representing benevolence and love for mankind.

Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as imperative.