Inspirational love yourself quotes are universal nuggets of wisdom and may help shift your perspective.
Whatever your philosophy about life is, I am sure that one of these beautiful love yourself quotes is sure to resonate with you. Also, they help you structure and reflect upon your daily thoughts and problems.
Here, we’ve rounded up the best powerful loving yourself quotes:
Best Love Yourself Quotes
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Gustav Jung
Scarcity of self-value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection, attention or influence. Gary Zukav
Even in the loneliest moments I have been there for myself. Sanober Khan
You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are. Yogi Bhajan
You were born an original work of art. Stay original always. Originals cost more than imitations. Suzy Kassem
We must fall in love with ourselves. I don’t like myself. I’m crazy about myself. Mae West
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. Mary Dunbar
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Maya Angelou
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm S. Forbes
The moment you know yourself you have known the most precious thing in existence. Osho
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh
Dismantle your wounds so you stop living your life by them. Nikki Rowe
Respect yourself, love yourself, because there has never been a person like you and there never will be again. Osho
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha
Don’t move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move. Osho
Love yourself and dream bigger. Teresa Collins
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. Denis Waitley
You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are. Yogi Bahaman
It is so important to take time for yourself and find clarity. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Diane Von Furstenberg
You start to live the moment you stop competing with others. Maxime Lagacé
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. William James
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Inspirational Love Yourself Quotes
You can’t really love someone else unless you really love yourself first. Fred Rogers
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. Elisabeth Keebler-Ross
The moment you accept yourself, you become beautiful. Osho
I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now. Louise Hay
She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself. Anais Nin
Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves. Dianna, Princess of Wales
Do your thing and don’t care if they like it. Tina Fey
When you make a mistake, respond to yourself in a loving way rather than a self-shaming way. Ellie Holcomb
It isn’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to. W.C. Fields
Our entire life… consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. Jean Anouih
When admiring other people’s gardens, don’t forget to tend to your own flowers.” Sandbar Khan
I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. Rita Mae Brown
I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be? Goldie Hawn
Helping yourself, you help the world. You are in the world – you are the world. You are not different from the world, nor is the world different from you. Sri Ramana Maharshi
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Lao Tzu
Words always remain words, the world will change. Mayan Kumar Louteriya
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror. Ken Keyes
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. Michel de Montaigne
I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. Johnny Depp
Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again. Robert Brault
Love others to make them feel better and so that you see yourself in the mirrors of their eyes. Debasish Mridha
All you really need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself. Eckhart Tolle
Beautiful Love Yourself Quotes
We can’t be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within. Alexandra Ell
We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. John Lennon
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you won’t do anything with it. M. Scott Peck
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin.
Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness. Deborah Day
Be your own biggest fan. Love yourself and give yourself the things that you need. Mel Robbins
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox
You’re certainly somebody that people can love. Fred Rogers
To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. Alan Cohen
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale
Loving yourself… does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion. Margo Anand
You can never meet your potential until you truly learn to love yourself. Teresa Collins
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. Robert Hand
Eat like you love yourself. Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself. Tara Stiles
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Shout loud, ‘I am lucky to be what I am!’ Dr. Seuss
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain
Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it Thaddeus Golas
If you love yourself, you love others. If you hate yourself, you hate others. Osho
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. Harvey Fierstein
Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful. Zoe Kravitz
Sometimes you have to be alone to truly know your worth. Karen A. Baquiran
If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself. Barbara De Angelis
Positive Love Yourself Quotes
You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company. Diane Von Furstenberg
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M. Scott Peck
Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness. Ram Dass
You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won’t do a thing unless you believe it yourself. Criss Jami, Healology
There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers. Dennis Lehane
To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections. Sandra Bierig
I have discovered, just as my teachers always told me, that we already have what we need. The wisdom, the strength, the confidence, the awakened heart and mind are always accessible, here, now, always. Pema Chödrön
The absence of self-love can never be replaced with the presence of people’s love for you. Edmond Mbiaka
Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life. Ellen Sue Stern
I have discovered, just as my teachers always told me, that we already have what we need. The wisdom, the strength, the confidence, the awakened heart, and mind are always accessible, here, now, always. Pema Chödrön
Love only yourself a little bit longer, until you can’t stand not to love someone else. Kiera Cass
Self respect, self worth and self love, all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value. Rob Liano
The fact that someone else loves you doesn’t rescue you from the project of loving yourself. Sahaj Kohli
There are many ways to love yourself; you should try every day a new way. Nitin Namdeo
Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping. Jordan Peterson
Don’t suffocate your spirit for the lessons that were only passing through spring. Nikki Rowe
It is better to do nothing than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself. The Dhammapada
The development of loving-kindness and compassion begins with learning how to appreciate oneself. Mingyur Rinpoche
You are morally obliged to take care of yourself. You should take care of, help and be good to yourself the same way you would take care of, help and be good to someone you loved and valued. Jordan Peterson
A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else. Haruki Murakami
I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be? Golden Hawn
Short Love Yourself Quotes
Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
You have to learn to love yourself before you can love someone else. Because it’s only when we love ourselves that we feel worthy of someone else’s love. Alyssa B. Sheinmel, Faceless
No one knows how you treat yourself, but it’s the most important relationship you have. Bill Masur
Only when you are kinder to yourself, you can be kinder to the world. Haemin Sunim
Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it. Thaddeus Golas
No other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love. Edmond Mbiaka
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
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. Roy Bennett
Wildflower; pick up your pretty little head, It will get easier, your dreams are not dead. Nikki Rowe
Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs. Daphne Rose Kingman
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
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness. Robert Morley
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your problem is you’re … too busy holding onto your unworthiness. Ram Dass
Everything worth having costs something, and the price of true love is self-knowledge. Multiple Sources
Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Veronica A. Shoffstall
Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs. Daphne Rose Kingma
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do. Brené Brown
Be very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you Srividya Srinivasan
Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. Rob Liano
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror. Ken Keyes.
If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self. Wayne Dyer
The greatest love that you could ever experience on earth is the one that only comes from you to you. Edmond Mbiaka
My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another. Shakti Gawain
Somewhere, somebody is looking for someone exactly like you. Germany Kent
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Spend time understanding who you are, after all the only person your ever going to truly live with; is yourself. Nikki Rowe