If you over esteem great men, you can't recognize the greatness within yourself. Any quality you esteem in others is what you see, after all, and what you see comes from you. You undervalue yourself when you displace it and separate it from its origin. Admire Jesus' compassion or the Buddha's wisdom all you want, but what good can their qualities do you until you find them in yourself.
— Byron Katie, A Thousand Names for Joy