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There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
Sep 10, 2025
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
Everything is clearer when you're in love.
Self love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing other people a favor, and vice versa.
I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself.
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.
If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.
Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.
I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now.
Self-love seems so often unrequited.
I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
Do you know how powerful you are?
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?
Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.
I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being.
It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.
So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY".
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART".
I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.
I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Look the world straight in the eye.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.
Loving yourself...does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
It's not your job to like me - it's mine
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.
Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself.
Friendship with oneself is all important.
For those who love... time is eternity.