That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.    From LearnThat.org.  [Unknown.]

It is held in esteem.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

In discussions of toleration, one finds alongside the conceptions mentioned thus far a fourth one which I call the esteem conception.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toleration] Reference

"It could lower my self-esteem," is how she explained it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Be Straight With Me!] Reference

To be clear, self-esteem is important to healthy development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Self-esteem] Reference

Self-esteem is something you earn just like every other perc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-12-26] Reference

I know, I know – no self-esteem is bullet-proof, nor should it be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Mother auf Naxos | Her Bad Mother] Reference

Have you ever been betrayed by someone you trusted and held in esteem?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver: Questions] Reference

Self-esteem is one of the most important things we teach our students.    From Wordnik.com.  [Linda Silverman: Self-Esteem Can't Be Measured By Data] Reference

I believe positive self-esteem is gained when goals are set AND achieved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Laura Bush’s War on Christmas] Reference

No matter how you phrase it, my self esteem is NOT hinged on your approval.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Rove On Bush: ‘People Like Him, They Respect Him, He’s Somebody They Feel A Connection With’] Reference

In this respect the self-esteem is often hitched to their sense of their job.    From Wordnik.com.  [A PRIMER ON UNLEARNING CLASSISM] Reference

Their self-esteem is shot, often for life, as they try to find a place to live.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darren Rosenblum: When LGBT Teens Face Bullying at Home, Too] Reference

Chad Orzel on why self-esteem is not why students are being turned off from science.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference

Either way, your self esteem is going to lessen as a result of me wearing this shirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do you think "Consent is Sexy"?] Reference

I think self-esteem is one of the most demonized survival instincts we have as humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Media Reports Gonzales’ Misleading Legal Analysis on NSA Program, Ignores All Opposing Views] Reference

I am reminded of a mom I know who complained that Bella Swan's self-esteem is too low.    From Wordnik.com.  [And would Jane Eyre Twitter?] Reference

They are always a good shot in the arm when the the literary self-esteem is in the lows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Review of the Day: The Best Book of 2006] Reference

Me not wanting to date folks with low self-esteem is as much about me as it is about them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing] Reference

Seems harsh, but someone with cripplingly low self confidence/esteem is like a bottomless void.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing] Reference

And the thought of protecting an individual's self-esteem is tantamount to keeping them from it!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-12-26] Reference

You have to believe that self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.    From Wordnik.com.  [March 2004] Reference

We believe that self-esteem is largely created by action, and you become a man by acting like one.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Do You Grow Up In Today's Society? - A Frightening Proposal] Reference

The child's self-esteem is deemed too important to be put at risk by the requirement to repeat a grade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Donius: Two Million Minutes: Waiting for "Superman", the next Space Race, or Graduation? Public Education in America] Reference

'I hope I have learned lately that a great deal of esteem is the best foundation for a great deal of love.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Belinda] Reference

Extremely low self esteem is probably the biggest common factor in those diagnosed with ADHD, both children and adults.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hyperactive children may suffer from genetic disorder, says study] Reference

"By your emphasis on the word esteem," said Lady Roseville, "I suppose you attach some peculiar importance to the word?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Pelham — Complete] Reference

It maintains our self-esteem, which is a component of good mental health.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

His esteem was the only sort of gain he could thenceforth make out of him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Looking Backward 2000-1887] Reference

"It's about dignity and self-esteem, which isn't quite the same as vanity.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Desicritics] Reference

Plastic surgery boosts your self-esteem, which is good for everyone, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nora Zelevansky: Plastic Makes Perfect: Cosmetic Surgery Charge Cards] Reference

Women in prison have very low self-esteem, which is why they end up where they are.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Policeman's Blog] Reference

He is obscure, ambitious, full of self-esteem, that is beginning to be soured by failure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Confessions of a Young Man] Reference

If you think I love you, and find me worthy of your esteem, that is sufficient regard for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference