Self acceptance is about realistic understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. It means that you are happy with who and what you are. Self-acceptance is key to a healthy emotional and psychological life. Famous self acceptance quotes will inspire you along your path of accepting yourself, and increase the habit of self-care and personal growth.
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Best Self Acceptance Quotes
The first step in this process of mindfulness is radical self acceptance. Stephen Batchelor
True self esteem is realizing that you are valuable because you were born. No matter where you came from, what color your skin is, what people say about your family or what mean things people may have done to you because you were born, you are important and you matter. Oprah Winfrey
Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me. Audre Lorde
Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball
Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance. Deepak Chopra
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. Dalai Lama
What self acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way. Shannon Ables
Bring acceptance and compassionate self talk. Say nice things to yourself, you’re the only one listening. Tell yourself, I am doing the best I can. Gabby Bernstein
Change is possible, but it must start with self acceptance. Alexander Lowen
You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company. Diane Von Furstenberg
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Michael J. Fox
I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. Rita Mae Brown
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. Lao Tzu
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept. Anna Taylor
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable. Paul Tillich
When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened. Shannon L. Alder
I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do. Brené Brown
Lighten up on yourself. No one in this world is perfect. Gently accept your humanness. Deborah Day
When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened. Shannon L. Alder
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
Being authentic begins with unconditional self acceptance imperfections and all. Azim Jamal and Brian Tracy.
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice, to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. Brene Brown
Self acceptance begets acceptance from others, which begets even deeper, more genuine self acceptance. It can be done. But no one is going to bestow it on you. It is a gift only you can give yourself. Camryn Manheim
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. Lao Tzu
Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it. Michael J. Fox
Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way is not self acceptance, it is self destruction. Laci Green
Everything begins with accepting oneself. Without self acceptance, one cannot accomplish anything. Xuan Thu Nguyen
Talk to yourself like someone you love. Brene Brown
Instead of trying to mend me, I decided to enjoy me. Instead of trying to solve me, I decided to discover me. It was one of the best decisions of my life. S.C. Laurie
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness. Robert Morely
For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining, is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always. Maryam Hasnaa
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you. Rupi Kaur
If a person lacks self acceptance, he can’t live with himself; if he lacks self criticism, others can’t live with him. James Pike
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. Dr. Maya Angelou
Accept yourself: flaws, quirks, talents, secret thoughts, all of it, and experience true liberation. Amy Leigh Mercree
If you have the ability to love, love yourself first. Charles Bukowski
I think once I kind of got to a place of self acceptance, looking past all the insecurities that I have, I’ve really grown so much as a person. Shannon Purser
True self care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from. Brianna Wiest
I am not looking to escape my darkness, I am learning to love myself there. Rune Lazuli
The right mental attitude will guide you towards feeling a sense of love that you deserve to experience.
You can’t build joy on a feeling of self loathing. Ram Dass
When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself. Paulo Coelho
I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now. Louise Hay
You alone are enough, you have nothing to prove to anybody. Dr. Maya Angelou
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha.
I am somebody. I am me. I like being me. And I need nobody to make me somebody. Louis L’Amour
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Oprah Winfrey
I love myself enough to not only make a promise to myself, but I love myself enough to keep that promise. Steve Maraboli
Do things that make you feel good: mind, body, and soul. Robyn Conley Downs
To say I love you one must know first how to say the I. Ayn Rand
I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me. Brigitte Nicole
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. Eleanor Roosevelt
Everyone one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves. Diana, Princess of Wales
I have never found anybody who could stand to accept the daily demonstrative love I feel in me, and give back as good as I give. Sylvia Plath
The real difficulty in self love is combating the inner critic who goes against our own wishes by challenging our own beliefs. You know you’re worthy of love, but the critic keeps reminding you of the past pain that you can’t let go of.
Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Veronica A. Shoffstall
Make happiness your priority and be gentle with yourself in the process. Bronnie Ware
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. John Heywood
If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore. Michele Ruiz
Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. Brené Brown
She will rise. With a spine of steel and a roar like thunder, she will rise. Nicole Lyons
Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it. Thaddeus Golas
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept. Anna Taylor
Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. Roy Bennett
Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way isn’t self love, it’s self destruction. Laci Green
In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you. Andrea Dykstra.
If you have the ability to love, love yourself first. Charles Bukowski
Bring the sun over my heart, I want to bloom. Alexandra Vasiliu
Self love seems so often unrequited. Anthony Powell
Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond. John Mark Green
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Sharon Salzberg
Unconditional self love is all the really matters in life. It’s where real life begins.
Self love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self neglecting. William Shakespeare
The only love you should desperately search for, is the one that comes from you to you.
When you love yourself, you automatically attract feelings of love for others around you. Rhonda Byrne
The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved. Viktor E. Frankl
Self compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others. Christopher Germer
To love is to be vulnerable. Brene Brown
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. Kurt Cobain
Not having to pretend simplifies our life. On the other hand, pretending day after day to be someone you are not, requires enormous effort. Piero Ferrucci
When your own approval means more than the approval of others, that is self love. Vironika Tugaleva
Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love Buddha
Self love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself. Tyra Banks
Tell yourself how wonderful you are, how great you are. Tell yourself how much you love yourself. Don Miguel Ruiz
