Words can be so powerful. I think that is part of the reason so many of us are drawn to powerful quotes! If you are looking for quotes to inspire your self-love journey, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve compiled 50+ of my favourite self-love quotes for women, plus created free inspirational phone wallpapers for each one so you can be inspired every time you unlock your device. Would you prefer to get these self-love backgrounds for your tablet or computer? Scroll to the bottom to learn where you can find them! They are also great graphics to post on Pinterest and social media, or to share with a friend who needs an inspiring self-love message. I am so excited to share these powerful, life-changing words with you!
The Best Inspirational Self-Love Quotes for Women
1. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
2. “Know who you are. Know what you want. Know what you deserve. And don’t settle for less.” – Tony Gaskins
3. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
– Brené Brown
4. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” – Katrina Mayer
5. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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6. “I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” – Madonna
7. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.”
– Sandra Bierig
8. “You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle
9. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
10. “To find a happy ending with someone else, first you have to find it alone.” – Soman Chainani
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11. “In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra
12. “This life is mine alone. So I have stopped asking people for directions to places they’ve never been.”
– Glennon Doyle
13. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur
14. “It isn’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” – W.C. Fields
15. “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” – Diane Von Furstenberg
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16. “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
17. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel
18. “There are plenty of places in which you will face rejection; the mirror should not be one of them.”
– N.R. Shephard
19. “There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
20. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
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21. “If there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyoncé
22. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
23. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
24. “I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me.” – Brigitte Nicole
25. “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
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26. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” – Bernard M. Baruch
27. “Never dull your shine for somebody else.” – Tyra Banks
28. “Eat like you love yourself. Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself. Love yourself.” – Tara Stiles
29. “So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” – Jorge Luis Borges
30. “I have so much love in my heart to give; I have to remember to save some for myself.” – Ericka Leigh
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31. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise L. Hay
32. “Don’t waste a second of your time convincing other people you’re worth loving.” – Atticus
33. “If you want to improve your self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.” – Tim Fargo
34. “Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within.” – Helen Keller
35. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”
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36. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
– Oprah Winfrey
37. “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
38. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
39. “And when I reveal my true heart, not everyone is going to approve. What I know now is that I don’t need them to.” – Alicia Keys
40. “A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
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41. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.” – Taylor Swift
42. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm S. Forbes
43. “When admiring other people’s gardens, don’t forget to tend to your own flowers.” – Sandbar Khan
44. “Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” – Thaddeus Golas
45. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. JoyBell C.
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46. “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
47. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
48. “There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.” – Hindu Proverb
49. “Wildflower; pick up your pretty little head, It will get easier, your dreams are not dead.” – Nikki Rowe
50. “Be very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you.” – Srividya Srinivasan
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Isn’t it amazing that so many of the world’s most well-known thinkers have spoken about self-love? I think it’s because these incredible and intelligent people know that self-love and acceptance is the secret to true happiness and success in life.
Hopefully reading their words has passed some of that wisdom onto you. And by setting one of my graphics as the wallpaper on your device, you can get that reminder every time you unlock your phone!
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What are your favourite self-love quotes for women? Did you find any new inspiration on this list? Let me know in the comments below! Hope you are staying cool and having a self-love-filled summer. All my love,
Number 4 is my favorite. Never be guilty for loving yourself.