Self Worth quotes
191 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending."
"We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves."
"Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing- Straighten yourself. You are your only master. Who else? Subdue yourself, And discover your master."
"True abundance isn't based on our net worth, it's based on our self-worth."
"If you don't believe inside yourself that you can learn a lot, nobody's ever going to do that for you. Nobody's ever gonna give you self drive. Nobody's ever gonna give you self esteem. Nobody's ever gonna give you your self worth. You have to set it for yourself."
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"Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are."
"It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!"
"Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend."
"Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential."
"I am a human being, not a human doing. Don't equate your self-worth with how well you do things in life. You aren't what you do. If you are what you do, then when you don't . . , you aren't."
"Most people love you for who you pretend to be."
"Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?"
"The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself."
"The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone."
"Abortion destroys self-worth and dignity. I bought into the idea that abortion was simply a matter of choice. I used abortion as birth control until after my fourth abortion. I felt inside that this action has to be wrong. I wish I had given more thought to the abortions I had. If just one person had said, 'Star, what you're doing is wrong,' it might have changed the destiny of my life."
"That’s what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is....Most people love you for who you pretend to be....To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretense...It’s true, we’re locked in an image, an act..."
"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself."
"People residing within the cult of average don’t like to see others rise. It threatens their security, and spotlights their low self-worth. Go for great, no matter what they say."
"Respect yourself if you would have others respect you."
"The ego is not master in its own house."
"..."And for God's sake, never get into the petty habit of measuring your self-worth against other people's net-worth. As Yogi Ramen preached: 'Every second you spend thinking about someone elses dreams you take time away from your own.'""
"The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth."
"Self worth cannot be verified by others. You are worthy because you say it is so. If you depend on others for your value it is other-worth."
"When you start to build self-worth and redeem your magnificence, the fears go away... you void your fears via your realization of your own self-worth."
"The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out."
