Quotes on Self Love

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.

Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.

She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.

Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Love yourself first and everything falls into line.

I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

[T]o love a specific person, and to identify with his or her struggles and joys as if they were your own, you have to surrender some of your self.

Beautiful people do not just happen

My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another.

Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.

One cannot give what he does not possess. To give love you must possess love. To love others you must love yourself.

Because there is no man who can be true and just judge of himself, so much will self-love deceive him.

I love myself, therefore, I behave in a loving way to all people for I know that that which I give out returns to me multiplied.

Then let yourself love all that you take delight in_x000D_ _x000D_ Accept yourself whole, accept the heritage_x000D_ _x000D_ That shaped you and is passed on from age to age_x000D_ _x000D_ Down to your entity. Remain mysterious;_x000D_ _x000D_ Rather than be pure, accept yourself as numerous.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.

All you need is already within you, only you must approach your self with reverence and love. Self-condemnation and self-distrust are grievous errors. Your constant flight from pain and search for pleasure is a sign of love you bear for your self, all I plead with you is this: make love of your self perfect. Deny yourself nothing -- glue your self infinity and eternity and discover that you do not need them; you are beyond.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

We all have the tendency to believe self-doubt and self-criticism, but listening to this voice never gets us closer to our goals. Instead, try on the point of view of a mentor or good friend who believes in you, wants the best for your, and will encourage you when you feel discouraged.