Self Love Quotes & Thoughts

Self-Acceptance

1. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." – Oscar Wilde
2. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." – Oscar Wilde
3. "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." – Buddha
4. "Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward." – Roy T. Bennett
5. "Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do." – Brené Brown
6. "Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with myself." – Nathaniel Branden
7. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." – Coco Chanel
9. "Lighting your own path begins with embracing who you are." – Lalah Delia
10. "The more you love yourself, the less nonsense you’ll tolerate." – Unkown

Embracing Imperfection

1. "There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness." – Shannon L. Alder
2. "Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together." – Brené Brown
3. "There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in." – Leonard Cohen
4. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." – Vince Lombardi
5. "One thing you can’t hide – is when you’re crippled inside." – John Lennon
6. "To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." – Thich Nhat Hanh
7. "The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." – Anna Quindlen
8. "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
9. "Your imperfections make you beautiful, they make you you." – Demi Lovato
10. "We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us—that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect." – Emilio Estevez

Inner Strength

1. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." – Maya Angelou
3. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." – George Eliot
4. "The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence." – Blake Lively
5. "You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." – Louise L. Hay
6. "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." – Maya Angelou
7. "If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price." – Unknown
8. "Strength is not born from physical capacity. It is born from an indomitable will." – Mahatma Gandhi
9. "Within you is the power to rise above any situation or struggle, and transform into the brightest, strongest version of you ever." – Unknown
10. "Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." – George Bernard Shaw

Forgiveness of Self

1. "Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it." – Maya Angelou
2. "It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody." – Maya Angelou
3. "Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." – Mark Twain
4. "When you forgive, you in no way change the past—but you sure do change the future." – Bernard Meltzer
5. "The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited, or erased; it can only be accepted." – Unknown
6. "The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself." – Maya Angelou
7. "Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on." – Les Brown
8. "One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul." – Brigitte Nicole
9. "People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on." – Bill Cosby
10. "The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." – Hubert H. Humphrey

Confidence Boost

1. "Believe you can and you’re halfway there." – Theodore Roosevelt
2. "Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong." – Peter T. Mcintyre
3. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." – Eleanor Roosevelt
4. "Confidence is not ‘They will like me’. Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’." – Christina Grimmie
5. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face." – Eleanor Roosevelt
6. "The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." – J.M. Barrie
7. "Your Crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it." – Maya Angelou
8. "With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world." – Dalai Lama
9. "Stop doubting yourself, work hard, and make it happen." – Unknown
10. "Confidence is not in being liked by everyone. It’s in knowing you’ll be fine if you’re not." – Unknown

Mindfulness and Peace

1. "Peace can become a lens through which you see the world. Be it. Live it. Radiate it out. Peace is an inside job." – Wayne Dyer
2. "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." – Buddha
3. "The mind is everything. What you think you become." – Buddha
4. "A quiet mind is able to hear intuition over fear." – Yvan Byeajee
5. "You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." – C.S. Lewis
6. "Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax." – Bryant H. McGill
7. "The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it." – Thich Nhat Hanh
8. "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." – Viktor Frankl
9. "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. "Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it." – Sharon Salzberg

Self-Care

1. "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." – Anne Lamott
2. "Self-care is how you take your power back." – Lalah Delia
3. "You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first." – Unknown
4. "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." – Audre Lorde
5. "Give your stress wings and let it fly away." – Terri Guillemets
6. "Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax." – Mark Black
7. "Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can." – Louisa May Alcott
8. "Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel." – Eleanor Brownn
9. "Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you." – Katie Reed
10. "Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer." – William S. Burroughs

Growth and Transformation

1. "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." – Eleanor Roosevelt
2. "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." – Alan Watts
3. "Change is not something you do, it’s something you allow." – Will Garcia
4. "Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." – Buddha
5. "Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong." – Mandy Hale
6. "Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams. Don’t think you have to wait for the latter to do the former." – Hal Elrod
7. "Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful." – Thich Nhat Hanh
8. "If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude." – Maya Angelou
9. "A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong." – Luke Easter
10. "There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." – C.S. Lewis

Positive Affirmations

1. "I am enough." – Unknown
2. "I am proud of who I am becoming." – Unknown
3. "I am in charge of how I feel today and I am choosing happiness." – Unknown
4. "I believe in the good things coming." – Nahko Bear
5. "I have the power to create change." – Unknown
6. "I will not compare myself to strangers on the internet." – Unknown
7. "I inhale confidence and exhale fear." – Unknown
8. "I am worthy of love and respect." – Unknown
9. "I can and I will." – Unknown
10. "I am beautiful inside and out." – Unknown