30 Short Quotes That Teaches Us Self-Love

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:

  1. “You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else.” – Rupaul, Drag Queen (November 17, 1960 – Present)
  2. “You are enough. You are so enough. It’s unbelievable how enough you are.” – Sierra Boggess, Actress (May 20, 1982 – Present)
  3. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” – Amy Bloom, Author (July 5, 1953 – Present )
  4. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball, Actress and Comedian (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)
  5. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha, Spiritual Leader (c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE)
  6. “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)
  7. “I Finally Know Where I Belong.” – Hercules, Character from Hercules (1997)
  8. “Self-love is the greatest love of all.” – Whitney Houston, Singer and Actress (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)

From Scientists:

  1. “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)
  2. “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:

  1. “Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.” – Voltaire, Writer and Philosopher (November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778)
  2. “Self-love is the root of all virtue.” – Thomas More, Philosopher and Statesman (February 7, 1478 – July 6, 1535)
  3. “Self-love is the source of all our other loves.” – Pierre Corneille, Playwright (June 6, 1606 – October 1, 1684)
  4. “Self-love is the root of all evil.” – Swami Vivekananda, Hindu Monk and Philosopher (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902)
  5. “Self-love is the root of all love.” – Swami Vivekananda, Hindu Monk and Philosopher (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902)
  6. “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:

    1. “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)
    2. “Self-love is the root cause of all conflicts in the world.” – Jaggi Vasudev, Yogi and Mystic (born September 3, 1957)
    3. “Self-love is the wellspring of all our actions.” – Jean de La Fontaine, Fabulist and Poet (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695)
    4. “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)
    5. “Be the love you never received.” – Rune Lazuli, Poet (Dates unknown)
    6. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur, Poet (October 4, 1992 – present)
    7. “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)
    8. “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)
    9. “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)
    10. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide, Author (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951)
    11. “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)
    12. “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)
    13. “Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.” – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Neurologist (April 22, 1909 – December 30, 2012)
    14. “Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.” – François de La Rochefoucauld, French Moralist and Maxim Writer (September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680)

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