That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own self-esteem

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Her serenity journal was in her purse and she rummaged through until she found it. On the front page she had taped sentences to restore her in moments like this. You are capable of living this new healthy life. Don’t torture yourself because you’ve made a mistake. Forgive yourself. Love yourself. You are enough.

You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

All neurotic symptoms have as their object the task of safeguarding the patient's self-esteem and thereby also the lifeline into which he has grown.