Hovstad, Act II
An Enemy of the People (1882)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 565.
“No nobler feeling than this of admiration for one higher than himself dwells in the breast of man.”
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Divinity
Context: No nobler feeling than this of admiration for one higher than himself dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
“He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser.”
“What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.”
Source: Pieces of White Shell
“Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.”
"Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir" (1978) by Martha Gellhorn.
Source: Travels With Myself and Another
Section III.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), Part VI
“So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.”
Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532–1564), Pantagruel (1532), Chapter 29 : How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred Giants armed with free-stone, and Loupgarou their Captain (Loup-garou is the french term for werewolf).
“Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.”
"A Lesson for the Day; or The Christianity of Christ, of the Church, and of Society" in The Dial (October 1940), p. 196.
Context: Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character. Perhaps no one is satisfied with himself, so that he never wishes to be wiser, better, and more holy. Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.
