They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is. - Sir Thomas More
However brilliant an action, it should not be esteemed great unless the result of a great motive. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. - Jane Austen
The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest. - Martin Luther
Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them. - Francis de Sales