Quotes about Self-worth

When you worship, you are saying, "This one is worth more." At the same time you are implying, "I am worth less." Worship is the magnification of God and the minimization of self. One of the most succinct expressions of a worshipper's heart in all the New Testament came from John the Baptist: "He must increase, but I must decrease."5

In my day one had to have either brains or beauty to get on -- preferably both. Nowadays nothing seems to be required but a total lack of figure.

We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull. But what if such a perfect being should one day turn around and decide they will love us back? We can only be somewhat shocked-how can they be as wonderful as we had hoped when they have the bad taste to approve of someone like us?

I think God made us to desire beauty. But I'm learning we have to first find our beauty in God.

Standing there in her robe, that ridiculous robe, with the socks and slippers bulging from the pockets, Jonas saw a glint, the sparkle of a buried gem, in Tenley. He saw a woman worthy of love. Deserving of a man who would give her himself.

who God's called you to be. You are an amazing woman. Don't lose sight of who you are because a man can't appreciate you.

The most humiliating word in the human language. But.

Why do Canadians sell themselves short? I've never been able to answer that question.

Man is made for something better than disturbing dirt.

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

When you give a man a dole you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him his dignity you rob him his destiny.

A man guilty of poverty easily believes himself suspected.