This was the first topic in our new series on the Wisdom of Quotations.
The group generally agreed that a positive self-esteem contributes to accomplishing
chosen tasks.  They also observed that many times we accomplish in order to enhance an otherwise shaky self-esteem.  Plato Greybeard suggested that there is a sounder foundation
on which to base self-esteem, and that is to understand that we deserve to respect ourselves
because we all possess the innate and immutable quality of human dignity.