160 Life-Changing Self-Love Quotes to Empower Your Soul

Daily affirming Self-love quotes can inspire us to speak positively to ourselves, build inner strength, and keep growing no matter what life throws our way. 

Imagine having a best friend who is always with you, knows everything about you, and can make you feel amazing. That best friend? It’s you!

Many people forget how important it is to love themselves. They think loving yourself means being proud or showing off. But that’s not true. Loving yourself is about being kind, understanding, and gentle with who you are – right now, just as you are.

Life can be tough. Some days, you might feel small, scared, or not good enough. These feelings are normal. But here’s a secret: you are special, powerful, and wonderful – exactly as you are. No changes needed.

Self-love is like a muscle. The more you practice, the stronger it gets. These quotes are like little messages of hope. They’re here to remind you that you are worthy, you are strong, and you deserve all the good things in life.

Whether you’re feeling on top of the world or struggling to see your own magic, these self-love quotes will be your cheerleader.

They’ll help you stand tall, smile bigger, and love yourself deeper. Are you ready to start this beautiful journey of loving yourself?

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Self-Love Quotes For a Happy Life

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  • “Keep watering yourself. You’re growing.” – E. Russell

  • “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide

  • “It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.” Beyoncé

  • “One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others.” – bell hooks

  • “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” – Brené Brown

  • “The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” – E. E. Cummings

  • “Your only job is to be your truest self.” – Chelsie Diane

  • “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

  • “Think thoughts that make you feel good, make choices that make you feel good, and take actions that make you feel good.” – Cheryl Richardson

  • “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

  • “No other love, no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.” – Edmond Mbiaka

  • “Be the love you never received.” – Rune Lazuli

  • “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.” – Fred Rodgers

  • “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”  – Rupi Kaur

  • “Nobody is perfect. I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying this is who I am and look at me not being perfect! I’m proud of that.”  Kate Winslet

  • “Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there’s one person who never ceased to love you – yourself.” – Sanhita Baruah

  • “Be a master at loving yourself and people will follow.” – Kim Guerra

  • “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” – Abraham Lincoln

  • “Until you love yourself, you will never know who you really are and you won’t know what you’re really capable of.”- Louise Hay

  • “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

Self-Love Quotes to Embrace Inner Strength

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  • “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • “I have been criticized a lot, but I try not to care about what people say.” – Britney Spears

  • “I am my own experiment. My own work of art.” – Madonna

  • “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

  • “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint.” – Oprah Winfrey

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

  • “I am not perfect, but I am worthy of love and respect.” – Michelle Obama

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  • “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” – Brené Brown

  • “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

  • “Self-love is not selfish. You have to love yourself first to be able to love others.” – RuPaul

  • “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” – Steve Maraboli

  • “I am my own sanctuary and I can recreate myself as often as I choose.” – Maya Angelou

  • “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown

  • “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

  • “The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” – Anonymous

  • “I have nothing to prove to anyone, but I have everything to prove to myself.” – Ric Ocasek

  • “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe

  • “Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” – Janis Joplin

  • “I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” – Tracee Ellis Ross

  • “You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle

  • “Fall in love with taking care of yourself.” – Unknown

  • “If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be able to love anyone else.” – Audrey Hepburn

  • “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

  • “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball

  • “Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.” – Unknown

  • “I have been a girl with a thousand masks, afraid to show my true self.” – Lady Gaga

  • “Your job is to love yourself so deeply that when others mistreat you, you will recognize it as their limitation, not yours.” – Unknown

  • “Confidence is not ‘they will like me’. Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’.” – Unknown

  • “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush

  • “Self-love is the source of all other loves.” – Pierre Corneille

  • “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

  • “The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself.” – Steve Maraboli

  • “I am not here to be perfect. I am here to be real.” – Unknown

  • “Your self-worth is determined by you. Not the man or woman in your life.” – Unknown

  • “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball

  • “The greatest love story you’ll ever have is the one with yourself.” – Unknown

  • “Be you, love you. All ways, always.” – Alexandra Elle

  • “You are your own home.” – Brianna Wiest

  • “Your value is not measured by your productivity.” – Unknown

  • “I am my own hero.” – Unknown

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