“I have often wondered how ...

“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”
“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”

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It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.
 Victoria Pendleton
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
 William Tecumseh Sherman
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
 Diane Arbus
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Quotes from the same author

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Everything that happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.