There are many inspiring stories that lead you down a path of self love and acceptance. These quotes about loving yourself highlight some of the results of making such a trip in one’s life.
“A man who loves himself takes the first step towards real love.”
“Be a bit of a challenge; not because you’re playing games but because you realize you’re worth the extra effort.”
“Be beautiful, be stylish, and love yourself.”
“Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.”
“Demonstrate love by giving it, unconditionally, to yourself.”
“Don’t ignore the love you DO have in your life by focusing on the love you DON’T.”
“Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there’s one person who never ceased to love you – yourself.”
“Fill your own well with love so that others may drink from it.”
“I am perfect, I love and accept myself as I am.”
“I don’t like myself, I’m crazy about myself.”
“I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now… Love is the great miraclecure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”
“I want to tell women that you need to love yourself and make yourself a priority. It’s only when you are happy yourself, can you make everyone else around you happy. I am still a dreamer and still believe in fairy tales, but there is only that much one should give another person. You need to keep something for yourself.”
“If you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don’t love yourself and if you are unhappy with yourself, you can’t give anything else but that.”
“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.”
“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.”
“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.”
“If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.”
“It doesn’t mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated.”
“It sounds like a cliche but I also learnt that you’re not going to fall for the right person until you really love yourself and feel good about how you are.”
“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.”
“I’ve really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to.”
“Knowing yourself, and learning to love yourself as you are, is the beginning of beauty. I think the most important thing is to show off what’s most beautiful about you and to hide what’s less beautiful.”
“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
“Love brings you face to face with yourself. It`s impossible to love others if you don’t love yourself.”
“Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you.”
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious.”
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
“Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.”
“Love yourself or no one else will.”
“Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.”
“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.”
“Loving yourself doesn’t make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit.”
“Loving yourself means accepting your weaknesses as parts of yourself you are still working to improve and celebrating your strengths. Do that for those around you, and you’ll find that life is filled with joy.”
“Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.”
“One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself… to take care of yourself.”
“People like me great. People don’t like me great. As long as I like myself that all that matters.”
“Prejudice is sinful. All blood flows red. And the most harmful and foolish kind of prejudice is prejudice against yourself. Every woman is your sister, and every woman needs her sisters. So try to give other women the courtesy of your compassion, respect, and forgiveness. Love yourself despite – and because of – your flaws.”
“Self love does not lessen our ability to love others; it increases it. The more love we have within the more love we have to give out.”
“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”
“Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, your improve your world.”
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.”
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.”
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere.”
“Your body is your body; it’s natural. Learn to love yourself for it.”
“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”
“You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.”
The world works in such a way that judgement are made on societal success that can negatively affect how we view our own self-worth.
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