“The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister - it’s violation of the soul.”
“You can no more have too much self-esteem than you can have too much health.”
“Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”
“Too much self-esteem, thought Simon: the real curse of our age.”
“Motherfucker. She leaves me no choice. Now I have to break her self-esteem, sleep with her and steal the shirt.”
“Putting someone down with name calling reveals your own low self-esteem.”