200+ Self Love Quotes to Empower Self Confidence & Affirmations

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Self love quotes are a great way to set an self love affirmation for the day, help you step into a future you envision for yourself, or just generally feel inspired to deeper self confidence. In collecting all of these self love quotes, I was quickly struck with this reminder about how powerful being surrounded with inspirational self love quotes is, how easy it is to print some of these out, write them on our mirrors or sticky note at your desk to help you stay grounded in truths that so often can feel hard to cling on to in our minds and culture that tend to draw us out of love for ourselves that makes the world brighter.

Hi beautiful friend, I’m Lumalia, connection architect here at Celebrate Again guiding people like your lovely self to come back home to the magic of being a human on this amazing planet. I’ve collected some famous self love quotes, but you’ll probably also see names or authors you’ve never heard of, that is on purpose. I’m so lucky to be surrounded by some beautiful poets and friends who have words of wisdom that I hope you’ll find inspiring. Not to mention I’ve included some quotes from my up-and-coming memoir (coming 2024), which touches a lot of the topic of self love. But it’s also a reminder to get in conversations with those around you and you maybe surprised at the wisdom of those around you when you give permission to open up about these deeper topics.

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Self Love Quotes | Short Self Love Quotes

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

“Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball
“Be you, love you. All ways, always.” – Alexandra Elle
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
“You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Briana Wiest
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Self-love is the source of all our other loves.” – Yung Pueblo
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
“Love yourself, fiercely and unconditionally.” – Atticus
“You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in a drop.” – Rumi

Self Love Poems & Long Self Love Quotes

“It is where everything that is not love and worship for the divine beings that we are – falls away. It is is peeking into the strange universe that each one of us holds and saying, “Yes. I see you, you divine thing. You beautiful, sacred universe.” When you have a group of people who call you into remembering there is no other way to move through space. You begin to believe again (or more strongly) in the power of love and joy and community and how pain is a tool for individual transformation. That everything in your beautiful life is there to help you remember.” – Lindsay Douglas
“Sometimes our best form of self-love is where we do things when no one is watching, no one is noticing, and it’s the holy act that we get to whisper to ourselves each time we come to stand in front of the mirror and relearn how to adore ourselves in a way only true lovers do, in whispers, in consecrated corners, under sheets, behind closed doors, and all the private places where we get to be the most seen. Then when you come out, you’re absolutely glowing, and it’s this sacred secret between you and yourself that your darling is your own damn beautiful lover. Go love her, just like that.” – Lumalia
“First, you must realize you’re homesick for all the lives you’re not living. Then, you must commit to the road and the rising loneliness. To the sincere thrill of coming apart. Divorce yourself from routine and control. Instead, find a desert and fall in. Take the trail that promises a view. Get lost. Break your toes. Bruise your knees. Keep going. Watch a purple meadow quiver. Get still. Pet trail dogs. Buy the hat. Run out of gas. Befriend strangers. Knight yourself every morning for your newborn courage. Give grief her own lullaby. Drink whiskey beside a hundred-year-old cactus. Honor everything. Pray to something unnameable. Fall for someone impractical. Reacquaint yourself with desire and all her slender hands. Bear beauty for as long as you are able, and if you spot a sunning warbler glowing like a prism, remind yourself – joy is not a trick.” – J. Sullivan
“Love yourself enough to create an environment in your life that is conducive to the nourishment of your personal growth. Allow yourself to let go of the people, thoughts, and situations that poison your well-being. Cultivate a vibrant surrounding and commit yourself to making choices that will help you release the greatest expression of your unique beauty and purpose.” – Briana Wiest
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.” – Max Ehrmann
“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” – Kristen Neff
“You are the only person who can love yourself wholly and completely. Don’t rely on others to fill that space.” – Cynthia Occelli
“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale
“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it’s in the being. When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I’m caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability.” Ram Dass
“Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, ‘Love me.’ Of course, you do not do this out loud, otherwise someone would call the cops. Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect. Why not become the one who lives with a full moon in each eye that is always saying, with that sweet moon vision, ‘Love me.'” – Hafez

Be Good To Yourself Quotes & Encouraging Self Love Quotes

“Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” – Joyce Meyer
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than you have in mind.” – David G. Allen
“If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time.” Clarissa Pinokla Estes
“Patience is the art of hoping.” – Luc de Clapiers
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” – Brianna Wiest
“Self-love is the decision to be in a lifelong romance with yourself.” – Yung Pueblo

“Stop making yourself smaller to fit into some narrative to be more pleasing to the world.” – Chelsie Diane
“Stop asking how the world wants us to be and start asking how we want the world to be” Glennon Doyle Untambed
“Fall in love with yourself, and the world will see how beautiful you truly are.” – Atticus
“Stop wanting things and put all your energy into becoming the kind of person that would already have them” – Jesh De Rox

Happiness Self Love Quotes

“The journey of self-love begins when you let go of who you think you have to be.” – Yung Pueblo
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” – Mandy Hale
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they make the best of everything.” – Unknown
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“You can’t buy happiness, but you can create it within yourself.” – Unknown
“The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.” – Dodinsky

Self Love Quotes for Instagram | Motivational Self Love Quotes

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Let’s not be afraid of shining the light on what feels terrifying to be seen because you deserve to be seen; every beautiful, unexplainable, mysterious edge of you deserves to be seen and held by your precious loving hands.”- Lumalia

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“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. JoyBell C.
“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” – Hafez
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale
“Loving-kindness is a wellspring of peace and happiness that you can offer to others. But in order to do that, you must first have love and kindness for yourself.” James R. Doty, M.D

Self Love Quotes for Healing and Growth

“Healing comes when we choose to walk away from darkness and move towards a brighter light.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” – John Green
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice. It takes love.” – Maza Dohta
“And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?” – Rumi
“Your wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility.” – Denice Envall
“You’re allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Brianna Wiest
“When you connect with your body and embrace its messages, you will discover the power of self-love.” – Phillip Shepherd

“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.” – Akshay Dubey
“You’re safe. You can stop being ashamed of your past. You can stop creating stories that everyone will leave you. Believe in your ability to get through anything. Look how far you’ve come. You’re safe now.” – Dr. Nicole LePera
“Self-love is the practice of appreciating and nurturing yourself in every moment.” – Yung Pueblo

Self Kindness Quotes | Self Love Quotes

“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown
“The first step to loving who you are is to accept who you are, including the parts you might not be proud of. Embrace your journey and believe in your potential.” – Jasmine Star
“Sometimes self-love shows up as the willingness to release people who have no interest in learning how to love you. You deserve to be handled with care.” Michell C. Clark
“No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.” – Robert Holden
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” – Christopher Germer
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” – Hafez
“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” – Deborah Day
“Be kind to yourself, and then let your kindness fill the world.” – Pema Chödrön
“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.” – Maya Angelou
“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman

Self Love Quotes for Women

“I am my best work—a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.” – Audre Lorde
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Delia
“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” – Frida Kahlo
“You do not have to sacrifice to be loved.” Dr. Chelsea Page

P.s. If you want to hear more from Dr. Chelsea Page check out this interview I did with her on how to Celebrate yourself and celebrate yourself quotes.

“She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey
“Women are like teabags. You never know how strong they are until they are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“ 3.9 Billion women wake this morning and never worry about a man again.” Chelsie Diane
“A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flow just as abundantly as her laughter.” – Unknown
“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” – Unknown
“They lied. The goal was never to be the prettiest woman in the room. that’s boring as hell. It was always to be the most alive. to be the most youest you. therefore the most radiant! most magnetic! most incandescent most poetic the most true.” Chelsie Diane

Self Love Quotes for Men

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” – Robert Tew
“Real men aren’t afraid of showing love and affection.” – Unknown
“Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.” – Edwin Louis Cole
“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Swati Sharma
“A real man treats his lady the same way he wants another man to treat his daughter.” – Unknown
“A man who loves and respects himself is not selfish; he knows the importance of self-care and self-improvement.” – Unknown
“A man’s true wealth is the good he does in the world.” – Kahlil Gibran
“A man who knows himself is confident in his purpose and direction.” – Unknown
“A man who values and loves himself sets an example for others to do the same.” – Unknown

Self Love Quotes to Share with Your Partner

“You are deserving of the love that resides within you.” – Brianna Wiest
“In you, I’ve found the love of my life and my closest, truest friend.” – Unknown
“You are my today and all of my tomorrows.” – Leo Christopher
“I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.” – Roy Croft
“You make me a better person just by being in my life.” – Unknown
“With you, I am home.” – Unknown
“You are the best thing that ever happened to me.” – Unknown
“Every moment with you is a gift.” – Unknown
“Being with you feels like coming home.” – Unknown
“I love you more than words can express.” – Unknown

Want a lot more of these to send to your partner or to write a love letter? Check out our romanic love quotes and madly in love quotes.

Self Love Quotes for Overcoming Adversity

“My body, she is my dessert that I trust in enough to leave the playground. And now she’s been given the voice that was told to hush. With it, she’s learning to listen to the songs of the birds but more importantly the sound of her own powerful hum.” – Lumalia
“In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Love yourself enough to follow your passions.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“Every setback is a setup for a comeback.” – Joel Osteen
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

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“Everything you ever wanted is learning how to draw it out of yourself because you are that powerful.“ – Lumalia
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” – Brené Brown
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

Self Love Quotes for Finding Inner Peace

“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chödrön
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha
“What if we are actually doing enough?” Katie O’Farrell

“Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it to.” – Roy T. Bennett
“The only Zen you can find on the mountaintop is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.” – Toni Morrison
“Inner peace is not found by staying on the surface of life but by diving deep within.” – Eckhart Tolle
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” – Peace Pilgrim
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” – Wayne W. Dyer
“Inner peace is not about denying emotions but accepting them and allowing them to pass through you without resistance.” – Gabrielle Bernstein
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” – Deepak Chopra

Self Love Quotes for Embracing Change

“Change is inevitable, but growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Franklin D Roosevelt
“As we embody our true self and worth, we change our vibration and call in everything we need to continue our journey.” Spirit Daughter
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” – Mandy Hale
“Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.” – N.R. Narayana Murthy
“Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful, sometimes it’s beautiful, but most of the time, it’s both.” – Kristin Kreuk

Self Love Quotes for Practicing Gratitude

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Aesop
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Count your blessings, not your troubles.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.” – Rumi
“At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins

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Self Love Quotes for Setting Boundaries

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“To hold something new, we have to let go of something else. I keep wondering what it is that keeps us hanging on to the very things we find sentimental but also poisons us with every repeated immersion.” -Lumalia
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious; you get to choose how you use it.” – Brianna Weist
“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho
“Boundaries are essential for maintaining healthy relationships and a healthy self.” – Unknown
“Respect yourself enough to set boundaries and communicate what you deserve.” – Unknown

Self Love Quotes for Finding Purpose

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.” – Woodrow Wilson
“Great discoveries require faith to look into places we haven’t been.” Jesh De Rox

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“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Gautama Buddha
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain
“the universe took its time on you crafted you precisely so you could offer the world something distinct from everyone else so when you doubt how you were created you doubt an energy greater than us both” Rupi Kaur
“Everything we touch also touches us. everything we are touched by is also touched by us.” Katie O’Farrell

Self Love Quotes for Nurturing Creativity

“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein
“Your art is not about how many people like your work your art is about if your heart likes your work if your soul likes your work it’s about how honest you are with yourself and you must never trade honesty for relatability” Rupi Kaur
“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“Your life is the ceremony. Your heart is the altar. Each present moment can be the ritual.” Sheleana Aiyana

Self Love Quotes for Cultivating Patience

“Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” – Joyce Meyer
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than you have in mind.” – David G. Allen
“If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time.” Clarissa Pinokla Estes
“Patience is the art of hoping.” – Luc de Clapiers

Self Love Quotes for Practicing Mindfulness

“Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate.” Elizabeth Gilbert
“Make love to trees. Make love to food. Make love to air. Make love to life.” – Chel, Evoking Joy

Self Love Quotes for Building Resilience

“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before.” – Elizabeth Edwards
“Stop taking flying lessons from people that have never left the ground.” Chelsie Diane
“You do not just wake up and become the butterfly – growth is a process.” – Rupi Kaur
“Faith is seeing the light with your heart when all you with your eyes is darkness. Faith is fully trust in the unknown that lives within you. In short, faith is believing who you truly are.” – Luis Ojeda

“Though fairy tales end after ten pages, our lives do not. We are multi-volume sets. In our lives, even though one episode amounts to a crash and burn, there is always another episode awaiting us and then another. There are always more opportunities to get it right, to fashion our lives in the ways we deserve to have them.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés
“One of the greatest lessons in compassion I had learned was that holding onto resentment and anger doesn’t serve anyone, especially yourself.” – James R. Doty, M.D, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” Elizabeth Gilbert
“Don’t forget that you’re human. It’s okay to have a meltdown, just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed.” – Brianna Wiest
“Can I hold both hands open at the same time and find peace in the eye of the storm? Allowing new longing to continuously emerge in the one hand, edging me forward with clear intent ; while at the same time transferring those achieved longings to the hand of gratitude, deeply marveling at the richness which lays accumulated there. Can I find joy in the impermanent dance of the open hands?” – Sophie Callewaert

“Though fairy tales end after ten pages, our lives do not. We are multi-volume sets. In our lives, even though one episode amounts to a crash and burn, there is always another episode awaiting us and then another. There are always more opportunities to get it right, to fashion our lives in the ways we deserve to have them.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés
“One of the greatest lessons in compassion I had learned was that holding onto resentment and anger doesn’t serve anyone, especially yourself.” – James R. Doty, M.D, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” Elizabeth Gilbert
“Don’t forget that you’re human. It’s okay to have a meltdown, just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed.” – Brianna Wiest
“Whatever purifies you is the right path.” Rumi
“I’ve decided I’m no longer in my queen era I’m in my lover era. Queens are served, feared, made slave to her kingdom and subjects. I don’t want subjects nor to be served. I want to be madly in love, passionate, crazed with affection, overflowing with lavishiness, deep deep in adoration all mutually reciprocated in a cycle of overflow.“ – Lumalia

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