"That's the paradox of self-esteem: Low self-esteem usually means that I think too highly of myself. I'm to self-involved, I feel I deserve better than what I have. The reason I feel bad about myself is that I aspire to something more. I want just a few minutes of greatness. I am a peasant who wants to be king. When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it's painful, and it certainly doesn't feel like pride. But I believe that this is the dark, quieter side of pride - thwarted pride."- Ed Welch, When People Are Big And God Is Small, p. 32
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