Esteemed Quotes

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all other.

The moral faculties are generally esteemed, and with justice, as of higher value than the intellectual powers. But we should always bear in mind that the activity of the mind in vividly recalling past impressions is one of the fundamental though secondary bases of conscience. This fact affords the strongest argument for educating and stimulating in all possible ways the intellectual faculties of every human being.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. ... that of being truly esteemed of my fellow‑men.