First and foremost thing is that self-love isn't selfish. It is about caring, loving, forgiving yourself as you do with your loved ones. You often forgive your loved ones - mistakes, delays in meeting you, taking your help for granted etc.
When you forgive your loved ones in all these, equally learn to forgive yourself for your own - mistakes, your delays in meeting the deadlines in finishing tasks, granting yourself for anything you do etc.
Here we are presenting few most enlightening self-love quotes by great personalities to motivate and guide you on how to go about loving yourself
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. - LUCILLE BALL
This life is mine alone. So I have stopped asking people for directions to places they've never been. - Glennon Doyle
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. - JEAN SHINODA BOLEN
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. - Harvey Fierstein
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? - Brigham Young
Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. - LOUISE HAY
Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. - HOWARD THURMAN
Loving yourself isn't vanity. It's sanity. - ANDRE GIDE
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. - Maxwell Maltz
Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves. - Diana, Princess of Wales
When you make a mistake, respond to yourself in a loving way rather than a self-shaming way. - Ellie Holcomb
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
Love yourself. Enough to take the actions required for your happiness. Enough to cut yourself loose from the drama-filled past. Enough to set a high standard for relationships. Enough to feed your mind and body in a healthy manner. Enough to forgive yourself. Enough to move on. - STEVE MARABOLI
We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be? - Meghan Markle
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. - Mark Twain
Self-care is never a selfish act-it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. - Parker Palmer
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. - MARK TWAIN
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? - BRIGHAM YOUNG
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness. - ROBERT MORLEY
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. - Denis Waitley
It is so important to take time for yourself and find clarity. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. - Diane Von Furstenberg
Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical. - Sophia Loren
People who love themselves, don't hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer. - DAN PEARCE(good one for image)
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
So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself. - ALAN WATTS
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we'll ever do. - BRENÉ BROWN
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. - SHANNON L. ALDER
Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. - ROB LIANO
Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters. - DAN COPPERSMITH
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. - EARTHA KITT
If you don't love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won't be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self. - WAYNE DYER
No other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one's heart better than unconditional self-love. - EDMOND MBIAKA
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face. - HELEN KELLER
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. - OSCAR WILDE
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right here. - VENUS WILLIAMS.
Skylar Wishes is a gifted writer who enjoys writing inspirational quotes and messages that uplift and motivate others. She has a passion for helping people to see their own potential and to reach their highest aspirations. Her words are simple, but they carry a lot of weight.