Here’s a list of 30 Short Quotes That Teaches Us Self-Love, sorted by categories, with additional details including the year, profession, and lifespan of the person:
From Entertainment and Actors:
- “You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else.” – Rupaul, Drag Queen (November 17, 1960 – Present)
- “You are enough. You are so enough. It’s unbelievable how enough you are.” – Sierra Boggess, Actress (May 20, 1982 – Present)
- “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” – Amy Bloom, Author (July 5, 1953 – Present )
- “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball, Actress and Comedian (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha, Spiritual Leader (c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE)
- “The More You Like Yourself, The Less You Are Like Anyone Else, Which Makes You Unique.” – Walt Disney, Filmmaker (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)
- “I Finally Know Where I Belong.” – Hercules, Character from Hercules (1997)
- “Self-love is the greatest love of all.” – Whitney Houston, Singer and Actress (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
From Scientists:
- “Self-love is a good thing but self-awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go ‘Uh, I’m kind of an asshole.'” – Mark Manson, Author and Blogger (born March 9, 1984)
- “Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love another until you know how to love yourself.” – Eartha Kitt, Singer and Actress (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008)
From Philosophers and Spiritual Leaders:
- “Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.” – Voltaire, Writer and Philosopher (November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778)
- “Self-love is the root of all virtue.” – Thomas More, Philosopher and Statesman (February 7, 1478 – July 6, 1535)
- “Self-love is the source of all our other loves.” – Pierre Corneille, Playwright (June 6, 1606 – October 1, 1684)
- “Self-love is the root of all evil.” – Swami Vivekananda, Hindu Monk and Philosopher (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902)
- “Self-love is the root of all love.” – Swami Vivekananda, Hindu Monk and Philosopher (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902)
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha, Spiritual Leader (c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE)
From Literature and Authors:
- “Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of others.” – Beau Taplin, Author and Poet (born 1989)
- “Self-love is the root cause of all conflicts in the world.” – Jaggi Vasudev, Yogi and Mystic (born September 3, 1957)
- “Self-love is the wellspring of all our actions.” – Jean de La Fontaine, Fabulist and Poet (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695)
- “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, Author (Dates unknown)
- “Be the love you never received.” – Rune Lazuli, Poet (Dates unknown)
- “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur, Poet (October 4, 1992 – present)
- “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, Author (Dates unknown)
- “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, Psychiatrist (May 22, 1936 – September 14, 2005)
- “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, Author (Dates unknown)
- “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide, Author (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951)
- “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, Author and Activist (September 25, 1952 – present)
- “The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” – E. E. Cummings, Poet (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962)
- “Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.” – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Neurologist (April 22, 1909 – December 30, 2012)
- “Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.” – François de La Rochefoucauld, French Moralist and Maxim Writer (September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680)