Quotes on Self Acceptance

The first steps in self-acceptance are not at all pleasant, for what one sees is not a happy sight. One needs all the courage to go further.

See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance

Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or other people's models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

Be content to seem what you really are.