Self-love and empowerment quotes- To develop a love for yourself read is post.
In this post, you will learn how to talk about yourself with love, give yourself a break from self-judgment, trust yourself, be nice to yourself, and forgive yourself even when you aren’t being true or nice to yourself.
Inspirational self-love quotes
- “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”—Charles Bukowski
- “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”—Parker Palmer
- “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”―Shannon L. Alder
- “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.”―Jennifer Elisabeth
- “It is interesting how often we can’t see all the ways in which we are being strong.”—Lena Dunham
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”—Buddha
- “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”―Sylvia Plath
- “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”—Mark Twain
- “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.”—Rumi
- “I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”—Brené Brown
- “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.”—Beyoncé
- “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”—George R.R. Martin
- “Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made.”—Orison Swett Marden
- “The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.”—E.E Cummings
- “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”—J.K. Rowling
- “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”—George Bernard Shaw
- “This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.”—Voltaire
- “If you’re not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it’s hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that’s really not an ingredient for a happy life.”—Anne Hathaway
- “And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?”—Rumi
- “My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am.”―Anaïs Nin
- “There is you and you. This is a relationship. This is the most important relationship.”―Nayyirah Waheed
- “Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”―M. Scott Peck
- “I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.”—Maya Angelou
- “When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.”—Solange Knowles
- “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.”—William Shakespeare
- “For me, self-love is like, ‘Am I sleeping enough? Eating well?’ Not: ‘Am I eating well to be able to fit into my skinny jeans?’ But: ‘Am I eating well to be healthy and strong?’ And to acknowledge the good, because there is always a lot of good.” —Kerry Washington
- “If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”— Marcus Garvey
- “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”—Carl Gustav Jung
- “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”—Abraham Lincoln
Also, see: Inspirational Quotes – Empowering Life Quotes
Self-love affirmations
- “Talk to yourself like someone you love.” – Brené Brown
- “Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always.” – Maryam Hasnaa
- “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.”
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”—Eleanor Roosevelt
- “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”—Rupi Kaur
- “Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself – what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat.”—Warsan Shire
- “I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.”―Madonna
- “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”―Deborah Day
- “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”—Confucius
- “Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.”—Tyra Banks
- “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.”—Sally Field
- “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.”—Robert Morely
- “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”—Marilyn Monroe
- “Just do what works for you, because there will always be somebody who thinks differently.”—Michelle Obama
- “You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful.”―Jasmine Warga
- “Choose, every day, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.”—Alison Malee
- “The same light you see in others is shining within you, too.”—Morgan Harper Nichols
- “Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing, and work hard. The right people—the ones who really belong in your life—will come to you. And stay.”—Will Smith
- “Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.”—Queen Latifah
- “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”—André Gide
- “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.”—Paulo Coelho
- “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.”—Deepak Chopra
- “Tell yourself how wonderful you are, how great you are. Tell yourself how much you love yourself.”—Don Miguel Ruiz
- “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”—Dolly Parton
- “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.”—Tina Fey
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”—Henry Thoreau
- “Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.”―Suzy Kassem
- “You change the world by being yourself.” —Yoko Ono
- “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.”—Walt Whitman
- “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.”—Deborah Day
- “You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.”— Jennifer Lopez
- “Treat yourself like someone you love.”―Glennon Doyle
- “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”—Louise L. Hay