To help boost your self-care, we've taken some brilliance from some of the most influential and inspiring voices from past and present to bring you our favourite 30 self-care quotes to live by.
It's very easy to forget how important it is to take care of ourselves. This can be something as simple as allowing ourselves a moment of quiet time to relax, taking a leisurely bath with your favourite pampering treats, buying a new pair of shoes, or spending as little as 15 minutes of your day doing something which is just for you to combat feelings of loneliness.
The act of self care is so worth the effort, putting that little bit of time and energy back into yourself to recharge your batteries and reengage that positive mindset. We can only give so much, you have to put back in at least now and again. And despite what you think, in order to be fully present in our relationships, we must invest in ourselves too.
Self care quotes
1 of 30Oprah Winfrey
"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." — Oprah Winfrey
2 of 30Jack Kornfield
"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."— Jack Kornfield
3 of 30Andrew Matthews
"A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life." — Andrew Matthews
4 of 30Lucille Ball
"Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."- Lucille Ball
5 of 30Dr. Seuss
"Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."— Dr. Seuss
6 of 30Dalai Lama
"If you feel 'burnout' setting in, if you feel demoralised and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself."-Dalai Lama
7 of 30Jackie Viramontez
"Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable." — Jackie Viramontez
8 of 30Sandra Bierig
"To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections."-Sandra Bierig
9 of 30Sophia Loren
"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical."— Sophia Loren
10 of 30Roy T. Bennett
"Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down." — Roy T. Bennett
11 of 30Oscar Wilde
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."— Oscar Wilde
12 of 30Kim McMillen
"When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn't healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving." — Kim McMillen
13 of 30Annie Lamot
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you."-Annie Lamot
14 of 30Jane Fonda
"The challenge is not to be perfect — it is to be whole." — Jane Fonda
15 of 30Parker Palmer
"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
16 of 30Dolly Parton
"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." — Dolly Parton
17 of 30Wayne Dyer
"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
18 of 30Cecilia Tran
"Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause."-Cecilia Tran
19 of 30Jean Shinoda Bolen
"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
20 of 30Buddha
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." — Buddha
21 of 30Princess Diana
"Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves."-Princess Diana
22 of 30Mandy Hale
"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It's necessary."— Mandy Hale
23 of 30Karl Lagerfeld
"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." — Karl Lagerfeld
24 of 30Alice Walker
"Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future."-Alice Walker
25 of 30Sydney J. Harris
"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." — Sydney J. Harris
26 of 30Diane Von Furstenberg
"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
27 of 30Maya Angelou
"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."-Maya Angelou
28 of 30Deborah Day
"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
29 of 30Eleanor Roosevelt
"Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one."— Eleanor Roosevelt
30 of 30Beth Behrs
"Self-care equals success. You're going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you're healthy."-Beth Behrs
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