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Worthy Quotes

On believing you deserve good things.

These worthy quotes move between ideals that lift people up and the quieter struggle to feel deserving in the first place. Pair them with Strength quotes for more encouragement.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Abraham Lincoln

A true and worthy ideal frees and uplifts a people; a false ideal imprisons and lowers.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

Quotes by Vidal Sassoon

I don't feel I'm even worthy of a normal amount of value.

Quotes by Todd Barry

Emotion Quotes

A worthy woman personifies the truly noble and worthwhile attributes of life.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

I never apologize for my efforts to support worthy projects that Alabama.

Quotes by Richard Shelby

Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.

Quotes by Quintus Ennius

To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living.

Quotes by Prudentius

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.

Quotes by Publilius Syrus

Integrity Quotes

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Plato

Too many times we think we've fallen too far from God or we're not worthy.

Quotes by Philip Rivers

Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover?

Quotes by Phil Donahue

The SEALs rarely call the Taliban 'terrorists' because they respect them as worthy opponents.

Quotes by Peter Berg

We need to say to ourselves 'I'm talented, loved, worthy, and valued.'

Quotes by Pepa

Respect Quotes

There are many talented and worthy writers engaging horror in new, imaginative, and yes, terrifying ways.

Quotes by Paul G. Tremblay

Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.

Quotes by Mike Ditka

There are countless artists whose shoes I am not worthy to polish - whose prints would not pay the printer. The question of judgment is a puzzling one.

Quotes by Maxfield Parrish

I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy.

Quotes by Luise Rainer

Borders are liminal spaces. Anyone worthy of the title of 'writer' is a border writer. We all are border people.

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

Strength Quotes

Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.

Quotes by Luis Barragan

Frequently Asked Questions

What do "worthy" quotes generally focus on?
They explore self-worth and value, including the struggle some people feel in believing they deserve even an ordinary amount of recognition.
Is confidence a theme in this collection?
Yes, one quote makes clear that believing in your own worth has to come before you can expect to succeed or win at anything.
Do any quotes mention specific professions?
One highlights hairdressing, arguing the craft deserves more respect than it typically receives and isn't seen as a skilled trade by enough people.
What's the deeper idea connecting these quotes?
Most suggest that a genuine, worthy ideal has the power to lift people up, while a false one can trap and diminish them instead.
What other topics complement this one?
Explore Respect quotes or Strength quotes for more on self-belief and personal value.

One line here argues that belief has to come before any win. Read more on self-image in Emotion quotes or Respect quotes.