Collection : 240 Self Care Quotes To Inspire You To Take Time For Yourself

“I make it a point to practice self-care. I make an appointment with myself.” – Manisha Singal

“The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.” – Chuang Tzu

“What you think of yourself in your mind is nobody’s business. Make it count.” ― Majid Kazmi

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

“An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”

“Every morning, look in the mirror and affirm positive words into your life.”– Lailah Gifty Akita

“Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.” ― Bryant McGill

“When admiring other people’s gardens, don’t forget to tend to your own flowers.” ― Sanober Khan

“Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts your life will start to change.”

“Take responsibility for your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Remember that this is YOUR LIFE, and nothing is more important than YOU.”― Miya Yamanouchi

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott

“Self care, I’m treatin’ me right, yeah/ Hell yeah/ We gonna be alright” ― Mac Miller, Song: Self Care

“Honoring your own boundaries is the clearest message to others to honor them, too.”― Gina Greenlee

“The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. ” – Steve Maraboli

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” – Sophia Loren

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Be kind. Be patient. Be generous. Be accepting. Be all of these things to yourself. That is where it begins.”

“The Universe will never require you to set yourself on fire to provide heat for others.” – Clyde Lee Dennis

“Man will never be stronger nor independent if he lives under perpetual motivation of others.” – Toba Beta

“The true goal of self improvement is not perfection, but to be better than we were before.” – Dougall Fraser

“Gard the doors of your temple, do not let anyone pollute it with there mess.” ― Patricio Telman Chincocolo

“Shouting “self care” at people who actually need “community care” is how we fail people.” — Nakita Valerio

“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William S Burroughs

“Choose, every day, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” — Alison Malee

“You can’t really be present for the people in your life if you aren’t taking care of yourself.” – Kerry Washington

“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierigac

“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” – Rob Liano

“Self-Care Tip: While social media can be completely awesome, it’s also important to unplug every now and then.”

“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” – Stephen Covey

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” – Brené Brown

“Self-care sometimes is doing the things that will make your next 2 hours difficult, but your next 10 years easier.”

“For once, you believed in yourself. you believed you were beautiful and so did the rest of the world.” – Sarah Dessen

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self” – Aldous Huxley

“Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself.” – Melodie Beattie

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” – Christopher Germer

“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. JoyBell

“Self-love for me means accepting who I am and dealing with the perceived flaws that I live with.” ― Malebo Sephodi

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” – Socrates

“A good self-esteem level is mostly dependent on how we value ourselves without any bias.” – Stephen Richards

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams

“If you’re not taking care of yourself, you won’t be in the position to take care of others. Be selfish with yourself.”

“Self care is not a luxury. Indeed not. It allows us to show up in this tumultuous world as the best versions of ourselves.”

“When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” – Kristin Neff

“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale

“By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty.” – Ali Washington

“Radical self-care is what we are longing for, desperate for, our entire lives-friendship with our own hearts.” – Anne Lamott

“It really is ok for there to be times when you stop putting everyone else first, and just do what’s best for you.” – Tracey Leech

“Inner peace beings the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron

“Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.” – Billy Graham

“I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” – Johnny Depp

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Princess Diana

“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” – Edward Stanley

“Self care at Christmas: It’s ok to pause; You are allowed to say no; Your best is totally enough; There is no such thing as perfect.”

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse

“Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” – Shannon L. Alder

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” – Abraham Lincoln

“A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.” – Haruki Murakami

“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.” – Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy

“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.” – Louisa May Alcott

“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” – Vironika Tugaleva

“Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.” – Nathaniel Branden

“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

“Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” ― Imani Shola

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear.” – Confucius

“People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” – Dan Pearce

“Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

“True self-care is no bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Brianna Wiest

“Self-care is allowing yourself to appreciate the moment for what it is, instead of wishing it was something else.” ― Sharon Pearson

“Self worth is so vital to your happiness. If you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else else.” ― Mandy Hale

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Maya Angelou

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.” ― Sharon Salzberg

“Nothing was a more powerful compass of my mood or a better indication of my self-worth than the number on the scale.” – Betsy Lerner

“Caring for others is important, but Covid-19 taught us that sometimes, by caring for yourself, you’re caring for others, too.” – Becca Kaye

“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise L. Hay

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway

“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Life is finite. (Duh.) Time is valuable. (Ditto.) And so am I. I’m valuable. I’m starting to treat myself as valuable.” – Louie Anderson

“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

“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

“For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,” ― Ephesians 5:29, (Bible Verse)

“The value of self-care and self-love is often underestimated. It starts with you. You can’t give what you don’t have.” ― Izey Victoria Odiase

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell

“Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.” – Golda Poretsky

“It’s more than a bath; it’s a transformative experience. You’re searching for buoyancy in the soul, and spring in your step.” – Amy Leigh Mercree

“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

“Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” – Frances Ryan

“When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.” — Solange Knowles

“Autumn Self-Care: Bake a pie. Take a nature walk. Take a cozy nap. Write a journal. Decorate pummpkins. Start a new hobby. Lit up a candle.”

“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

“You aren’t doing “nothing” when you choose to put your wellbeing first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.” ― Brittany Burgunder

“How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.” – Sam Owen

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” – Confucius

“Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” – Akiroq Brost

“Your brain is like a computer, you have to refresh or it’s going to crash. I don’t [care] how great you are, you have to take a second.” – Missy Elliot

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quindlen

“If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.” – Vironika Tugaleva

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” – Denis Waitley

“Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.” – C. Assaad

“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” – Brian Andreas

“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

“The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.”– Bryant McGillns

“Self-Care Tips For Anxiety: Identify and manage your worries. Engage in breathing exercises. Care for your physical health. Talk to someone you trust.”

“If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.” – Dalai Lama

“To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” – Michelle Obama

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” – Bell Hooks

“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” – Madonna

“It takes a rare person to care the same or more about you than themselves. So, until you find that person, please look after yourself.”― Charles F. Glassman

“Some days are going to be more of a struggle than others. That is okay and you need to forgive yourself in order to keep going—and growing.” – Sara Ahmed

“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

“Spend some quality family time. Make it a pyjama day. Let yourself enjoy all the foods. Listen to holiday music. Go see Christmas lights. Reflect on the year.”

“Taking care of yourself is not a sign of weakness, but a sign that you have the inner-strength to give your body what it needs to feel nourished, loved and cared for.”

“If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion.” ― Seanan McGuire

“Harmony begins within. If we are to influence the world around us, even in minor ways, the real work begins inside and emanates outwards.” ― Gudjon Bergmann

“If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?” – Don Miguel Ruiz

“Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.” – Tracee Ellis Ross

“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

“To me, self-care isn’t really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life.” – Jonathan Van Ness

“The most important progress and success can’t be seen. If you can validate yourself internally, then external validation becomes a byproduct.”― Brittany Burgunder

“Be kind to yourself, dear—to our innocent follies. Forget any sounds or touch you knew that did not help you dance. You will come to see that all evolves us.” – Rumi

“Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” – Kristi Ling

“Stepping out of the busyness, stopping our endless pursuit of getting somewhere else, is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.” – Tara Brach

“If we don’t take care of ourselves, if we don’t put on the oxygen mask first, we don’t have the capacity to help those people we care so much about.” – Megan McCormick

“Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.” – Beau Taplin

“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde, American writer, feminist, and civil rights activist

“For me, recovery and self-care are inextricably connected. My recovery from abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt required dump truck loads of self-care.” – Steve Austin

Only you can allow yourself to explore the person in the mirror. Only you can coax yourself into a daring adventure to find your untapped potential.” ― Vironika Tugaleva

“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

“People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness and inclusiveness.” – Sanaya Roman

“For those of you who struggle with guilt regarding self-care, answer this question: What greater gift can you give to those you love than your own wholeness?” ― Shannon Tanner

“When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose” – Amy Leigh Mercree

“I believe that self-care is a daily practice that should involve your interests, needs and preferences. And it should have room to evolve with you over time.” – Portia Jackson-Preston

“Doing nothing has become one of the lost luxuries in these hectic times. But doing nothing, even for five minutes, can be rejuvenating. Go for it: You – unplugged.” – Joan Marque

“Self care when you feel overwhelmed: Get some fresh air; Say no to something; Take a nap; Brain dump your thoughts; Meditate on the truth; Talk to a friend; Take a break; Ask for help.”

“When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do.” – John O’Donohue

“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

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” – George Burns

“I woke up at 5 am, worked out, stretched, meditated, journaled, went for a walk, swam in the sea, showered skincare, ate my baked oats all before my 9 am lecture. Come for me I dare you.”

“Don’t ever stray from yourself, in order to be close to someone that doesn’t have the courtesy to remind you of your worth or the integrity of a gentleman to walk you home.” – Shannon L. Alder

“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

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner

“To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” – Jill Bolte Taylor

“Though we all make mistakes, don’t handicap yourself in difficult tasks; self-sabotage is not a strategy. Sometimes all you need to do is protect yourself from your own self.” ― Efrat Cybulkiewicz

“Don’t take your health for granted. Don’t take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it. Tomorrow is not promised.” – Jada Pinkett Smith

“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

“When we care for ourselves as our very own beloved—with naps, healthy food, clean sheets, a lovely cup of tea— we can begin to give in wildly generous ways to the world, from abundance.” – Anne Lamott

“There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That’s what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad.” – Garson Kanin

“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” – Barbara De Angelis

“My brain and my heart are really important to me, I don’t know why I wouldn’t seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth. I go to the dentist. So why wouldn’t I go to a shrink?” – Kerry Washington

“To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.” – Thich Nhat Han

“In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” – Lao-Tzu

“Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health — body, mind, and spirit.” — Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over, because there’s nothing you can do about them. And why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.” – Wayne Dyer

“Use the weekend to build the life you want instead of trying to escape the life you have. You’re not going to hit goals by getting drunk and partying every weekend. Work hard now so your future self will thank you.” – Elon Musk

“Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” – Carrie-Anne Moss

“Self -Care: Taking care of your mind and thoughts; Taking care of your physical health and body; Increasing your own well-being through self-care behaviors. Taking care of your spiritual health; Taking care of your emotions.”

“Our soul is like a soft and gentle flower, it needs to be nurtured, cared for, tended to, with sufficient sunlight, fresh air and freedom to bloom into its most precious and beautiful form. This, my friend, is self-love.”― Miya Yamanouchi

“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

“Self care is different for everyone. You don’t have to be a vegan eating, yoga doing, meditation practicing, Buddhist. Self-care is simply making time for yourself to do the things that make your soul shine. Whatever those things are.”

“Self-care is the number one solution to helping somebody else. If you are being good to yourself and your body and your psyche, that serves other people better, because you will grow strong enough to lift someone else up.” — Mary Lambert

“Compassion is essential, but it’s not a substitute for self-expression, or self-respect, or self-compassion. Emotional self-care is also essential, but gently soothing our wounds does not replace communicating about them.”― Vironika Tugaleva

“Learning self-care is like building your own lifeboat, plank by plank. Once you’ve got your boat, you’ll still be rocked by the waves of life, but you’ll have a feeling of safety, and stability that means you can pick other people up on your way.” – Nadia Narain

“Respect, Love, and Value yourself. Always remember to be good to yourself by taking care of yourself. Make yourself a priority and know that it’s okay. Don’t feel guilty for loving yourself, first! You’re just as important as anybody else.”― Stephanie Lahart

“With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” – Susan Weiss Berry

“It is said that we can’t attain enlightenment, let alone feel contentment and joy, without seeing who we are and what we do, without seeing our patterns and our habits. This is called maitri – developing loving-kindness and an unconditional friendship with ourselves.” – Pema Chödrön

“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

“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” – Bob Moawad

“By speaking of ourselves in a positive and affirmative fashion and finding ways to eradicate self-hate, by speaking kindly about ourselves and around us, we can foster a sense of love and compassion powerful enough to restructure our society’s entire perspective of “body love.”” – Jessamyn Stanley

“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” – Kristen Neff

“I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.” – Queen Latifah

“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” – Stacey Charter