Epictetus Quotes

No one can figure out your worth but you.

I know my worth, and I have full faith in my talent.

I know my value. I don't have to look at lap times.

The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion about yourself, nobody can destroy your dignity then, because it is not dependent on anybody's opinion.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do, otherwise you don't consider what you do to have any value at all, and that's nonsense.

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me.

This game doesn't define who I am as a person.

Stephen's belief was that if you were free to do your absolute best work, you would be rewarded. My belief was that if you gave all of yourself to what you believed was right, then that would be enough.

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

Your net worth is not the same thing as your self-worth. Your value is not based on your valuables.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Your life is important. Fight for it. Honour your highest potentials.

Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.

Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

The world never puts a price on you higher than the one you put on yourself.

No one can degrade us except ourselves.

It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.

I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself... The only thing that matters is how I feel about myself, my personal integrity, and my relationship with my Creator.

I just feel like sometimes I'm a force to be dealt with. My talents are sometimes overused and also sometimes underused. It's not easy being me.