90 Self-Love Quotes and Affirmations

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Ana?s Nin

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I understand and appreciate my self-worth.

Affirmation

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Marianne Williamson

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

Lucille Ball

Today, and every other day, I choose me.

Affirmation

How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.

Rupi Kaur

Be the love you never received.

Rune Lazuli

I am worthy of good things.

Affirmation

Worthy now. Not if. Not when. We are worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minutes. As is.

Brene Brown

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Oscar Wilde

I accept myself and my faults.

Affirmation

The real difficulty to overcome is how you think about yourself.

Maya Angelou

If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.

Charles Bukowski

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

Jack Kornfield

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

George Eliot

I will strive to be myself and no one else.

Affirmation

My opinions and thoughts matter.

Affirmation

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.

Coco Chanel

Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of ones best.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

I am a unique individual.

Affirmation

One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.

Shannon L. Alder

I will omit negativity in my life.

Affirmation

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Denis Waitley

Its not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. Its a necessity.

Mandy Hale

I am deserving of love.

Affirmation

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.

Maxwell Maltz

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone elses eyes.

Sally Field

Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening.

Lisa Hayes

I will nuture relationships with positive people.

Affirmation

I am enough.

Affirmation

Be yourselfnot your idea of what you think somebody elses idea of yourself should be.

Henry David Thoreau

I will be confident in my unique self today.

Affirmation

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.

Dan Coppersmith

I cherish myself and those around me who promote love and kindness.

Affirmation

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other peoples minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

Elizabeth Gaskell

I will not apologize for being myself.

Affirmation

When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.

Jean Shinoda Bolen

Self-care is never a selfish actit is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.

Parker Palmer

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in ones own sunshine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.

Andrew Matthews

You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasnt worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

Louise L. Hay

And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?

Rumi

My approval is the only approval I need.

Affirmation

In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act.

Caroline Cardwell

My decisions are my own and no one elses.

Affirmation

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Andr Gide

I decide the most subversive revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed.

Anne Lamott

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

Buddha

I am not alone. I am supported and protected by those who love me.

Affirmation

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

Rita Mae Brown

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

Diane Von Furstenberg

I love who I am, inside and out.

Affirmation

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

Carl Jung

Youll never know who you are unless you shed who you pretend to be.

Vironika Tugaleva

I will release myself of negative thoughts.

Affirmation

You cant build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.

Ram Dass

Being myself is a choice I make everyday.

Affirmation

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

Hermann Hesse

I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness.

Walt Whitman

Embrace the glorious mess that you are.

Elizabeth Gilbert

I do not need other people to feel happy.

Affirmation

Know who you are. Know what you want. Know what you deserve. And dont settle for less.

Tony Gaskins

Do your thing and dont care if they like it.

Tina Fey

The fact that someone else loves you doesnt rescue you from the project of loving yourself.

Sahaj Kohli

I am compassionate towards myself.

Affirmation

Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror?

Byron Katie

Dont ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

Howard Washington Thurman

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

My devotion to my happiness is not selfish.

Affirmation

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

William James

I am who I am and I have the need to be.

Antoine de Saint-Exupry

I value myself and my imperfections.

Affirmation

Ive finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be

Golden Hawn

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.

Louise L. Hay

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.

William Shakespeare

You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures.

Elizabeth Gilbert