47 Famous Love Yourself Quotes

One of the most important things to remember in life is the value add to loving yourself. Having a powerful self image is one of the easiest ways to maintain positivity in your life and create success for yourself. Here are some great love yourself quotes that are encouraging and serve as a reminder to this important message.

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

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

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

“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.”

“Don’t 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.”

“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that.”

“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.”

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

“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

“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.”

“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.”

“It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable.”

“Love only yourself a little bit longer, until you can’t stand not to love someone else.”

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

“Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.”

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

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.”

“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.”

“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.”

“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”

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

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?”

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

“You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.”

“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

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

“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”

“Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.”

There are a multitude of ways you can find to fall in love with yourself. Use these quotes to help you find your own path.