Sometimes, it can seem like life is doing everything in its power to keep you down. At moments like this, it might be difficult to remember your own worth, the fact that you matter, and that you have a lot to offer to everyone around you. Luckily, some wise words can always guide you back to your true self.
Whether you are going through a rough patch at the moment and need a little pick-me-up or you’re just starting your healing journey, here are the best self-worth quotes to remind you of who you really are.
Self-Worth Quotes: Loving Yourself
#1. “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
#2. “The best way to avoid falling prey to the opinions of others is to realize that other people’s opinions are just that – opinions. Regardless of how great or terrible they think you are, that’s only their opinion. Your true self-worth comes from within.” — Travis Bradberry
#3. “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” — Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers)
#4. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde
#5. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” — Katrina Mayer
#6. “People who love themselves don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” — Dan Pearce
#7. “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
#8. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” — Shannon L. Alder
#9. “Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert
#10. “As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you’re setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know yourself — what others say is irrelevant.” ― Nic Sheff
Self-Worth Quotes: Career
#11. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” ― T. Harv Eker
#12. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James
#13. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ― Malcolm S. Forbes
#14. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Washington Thurman
#15. “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
#16. “If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” ― T. Harv Eker
#17. “The most valuable asset in your life is your self-worth, not your net worth.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
#18. “You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” ― Harbhajan Singh Yogi
#19. “Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It’s fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.” ― William J. Clinton
#20. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein
#21. “You are exceptional because of who you are, not because of what you have.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
#22. “Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.” ― Kurt Hahn
Self-Worth Quotes to Live Life By
#23. “Nothing destroys self-worth, self-acceptance and self-love faster than denying what you feel. Without feelings, you would not know where you are in life. Nor would you know what areas you need to work on. Honor your feelings. Allow yourself to feel them.” ― Iyanla Vanzant
#24. “No one is as miserable as the person who tries to be someone else other than himself.” ― Asmaa Dokmak
#25. “Staying silent is like a slow-growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for — YOU.” ― Shannon L. Alder
#26. “You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It’s not like you have forever, so don’t waste any of your seconds, don’t throw even one of your moments away.” ― C. JoyBell C.
#27. “Circumstances don’t define you. They shape you. You are molded to make a difference. Let your light shine brightly, even through the cracks.” ― Julie Barbera
#28. “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
Self-Worth Quotes to Motivate You
#29. “It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” ― Oprah Winfrey
#30. “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
#31. “Those who rejected you were preparing you for those who would accept you.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
#32. “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
#33. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
