In today’s busy world, taking care of yourself is more important than ever. Self-care is all about making time for your own well-being and recognizing that you deserve kindness and attention. Our collection of “Self Care Quotes” will inspire you to prioritize your own needs and remind you just how important it is to treat yourself with love and respect. Discover these powerful words that encourage you to put yourself first and embrace self-care with open arms.
- “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” — Christopher Germer
- “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-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
- “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
- “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 judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” — Kim McMillen
- “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
- “Self-discipline is self-caring.” — M. Scott Peck
- “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah
- “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
- “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez
- “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid
- “Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.” — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise L. Hay
- “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
- “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
- “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” — Stephen Covey
- “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.” — Carrie-Anne Moss
- “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
- “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
Self Care Quotes About Acceptance:
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha
- “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde
- “What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.” — Shannon Ables
- “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” — John Steinbeck
- “It’s not your job to like me. It’s mine.” — Byron Katie
- “Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation, then deciding what you’re going to do about it.” — Kathleen Casey Theisen
- “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” — Amy Bloom
- “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed
- “Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have.” — Doris Mortman
- “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle
- “I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” — Brené Brown
- “Our first and last love is self-love.” — Christian Nestell Bovee
- “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
- “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
- “When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me.” — Steve Maraboli
- “You change the world by being yourself.” — Yoko Ono
- “Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.” — Tyra Banks
- “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” — Michel de Montaigne
- “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown
Self Care Quotes About Compassion:
- “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” — Jack Kornfield
- “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” — Norm Kelly
- “Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.” — Pema Chödrön
- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” — Plato
- “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay
- “Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering. Self-compassion is the wish to see ourselves free from suffering.” — Dalai Lama
- “Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can.” — Paulo Coelho
- “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven.” — Alan Cohen
- “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.” — Buddha
- “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” — Audre Lorde
- “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” — Christopher Germer
- “We can’t be of help to others unless we have compassion for ourselves first.” — Kristi Bowman
- “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
- “Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect.” — Rhonda Byrne
- “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.” — Pema Chödrön
- “Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it’s essential to your survival and your well-being.” — Renée Peterson Trudeau
- “As I began to love myself, I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health—food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself.” — Charlie Chaplin
- “Self-compassion is key because when we are feeling self-compassion, we are kind to ourselves and we can respond to challenges with more grace and ease.” — Kristin Neff
- “When you adopt a self-compassionate mindset, you’ll treat yourself with the care and respect you deserve.” — Lisa Firestone
- “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 others.” — Parker Palmer
Self Care Quotes About Taking Time:
- “Take time to be silent, to meditate, to reflect, to pray, to listen to God’s voice.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
- “It’s only by slowing down that you can discover who you really are.” — Jeb Dickerson
- “To experience peace doesn’t mean your life is always blissful. It means you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” — Jill Bolte Taylor
- “Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez
- “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
- “Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.” — Bryant McGill
- “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid
- “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” — William S. Burroughs
- “Time spent in self-reflection is never wasted—it is an intimate date with yourself.” — Paul TP Wong
- “Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.” — John De Paola
- “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” — Mandy Hale
- “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” — Marthe Troly-Curtin
- “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
- “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” — Napoleon Hill
Self Care Quotes About Health:
- “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn
- “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” — Buddha
- “To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” — Buddha
- “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” — Edward Stanley
- “The groundwork for all happiness is good health.” — Leigh Hunt
- “A healthy outside starts from the inside.” — Robert Urich
- “Happiness is the highest form of health.” — Dalai Lama
- “The greatest wealth is health.” — Virgil
- “Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos—the trees, the clouds, everything.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
- “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “Self-care is not a luxury, it’s a necessity for optimal health.” — Renee Peterson Trudeau
- “True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.” — William Penn
- “Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.” — Joseph Addison
- “He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.” — Thomas Carlyle
- “Health is not valued till sickness comes.” — Thomas Fuller
- “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” — Akiroq Brost
- “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” — John F. Kennedy
- “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” — Winston Churchill
- “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” — Audre Lorde
- “The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Self Care Sunday Quotes:
- “Let today be the day you stop living within the confines of how others define or judge you. You have a unique beauty and purpose; live accordingly.” — Steve Maraboli
- “Take the time today to love yourself. You deserve it.” — Avina Celeste
- “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez
- “Sunday is a day to clear the mind of all that has transpired the week before.” — Byron Pulsifer
- “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow.” — Eleanor Brownn
- “Don’t let your Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.” — Albert Schweitzer
- “A Sunday well spent brings a week of content.” — Proverb
- “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “There’s nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm. Never. Ever. Never.” — Ryan Adams
- “Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.” — Joseph Addison
- “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” — Sean Patrick Flanery
Women’s Self Care Quotes:
- “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” — Coco Chanel
- “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” — Tina Fey
- “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron
- “I always give myself Sundays as a spiritual base of renewal—a day when I do absolutely nothing.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself, and only herself.” — 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
- “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
- No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown
- “Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” — Louise Hay
- “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” — Cecilia Tran
- “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” — Swati Sharma
- “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi
- “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” — Mandy Hale
- “The woman who doesn’t need validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” — Mohadesa Najumi
- “When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
- “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” — Katrina Mayer
- “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” — Beyoncé
- “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” — Aldous Huxley
- “Self-care is a divine responsibility.” — Danielle LaPorte
Mental Health Self Care Quotes:
- “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” — Glenn Close
- “Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” — Noam Shpancer
- “You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman
- “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” — John Lubbock
- “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott
- “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum
- “Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” — Mariska Hargitay
- “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — J.K. Rowling
- “The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost
- “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha
- “Sometimes self-care is exercising and eating right. Sometimes it’s spending time with loved ones or taking a nap. And sometimes it’s watching an entire season of TV in one weekend while you lounge in your pajamas. Whatever soothes your soul.” — Nanea Hoffman
- “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” — John Green
- “Feelings are much like waves; we can’t stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf.” — Jonatan Mårtensson
- “The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it isn’t open.” — Frank Zappa
- “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz
- “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” — Arthur Somers Roche
- “The only journey is the journey within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
Me Time: Quotes To Remind You To Take Care of Yourself:
- “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” — Sydney J. Harris
- “Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.” — Nikki Rowe
- “To experience peace doesn’t mean your life is always blissful. It means you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” — Jill Bolte Taylor
- “Sometimes you need to take a break from everyone and spend time alone to experience, appreciate, and love yourself.” — Robert Tew
- “Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again.” — Lalah Delia
- “Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brownn
- “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.
- “Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective.” — Doe Zantamata
- “Me time is necessary to recharge your spirit.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “By taking time for yourself, you replenish your soul.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
- “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
- “Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first; it means me too.” — L.R. Knost
Self Care Quotes To Get Back To Cool, Calm & Collected:
- “You are allowed to take up space. You are allowed to be at ease.” — Gabi Gregg
- “The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” — Richard Bach
- “A calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” — Dalai Lama
- “Keeping calm is not about suppressing your feelings. It’s about creating a space for you to deal with them effectively.” — Michael D. Watkins
- “By staying calm and composed, you can better manage your stress and navigate through challenges.” — Barbara Fredrickson
- “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James
- “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” — Deepak Chopra
- “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” — Mark Black
- “Calmness is the cradle of power.” — Josiah Gilbert Holland
- “When you are in a state of calm, you’re much more likely to make wise decisions and choices.” — Karen Salmansohn
- “It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye
- “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” — Sun Tzu
- “Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.” — Steve Jobs
- “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” — Bryant McGill
- “It’s important to have a balance in your life between work and play.” — Bobby Flay
Conclusion:
Remember, you are the most important person in your life. By using these “Self Care Quotes”, you can find the motivation to take a step back, breathe, and focus on your own happiness. Treat yourself with the same kindness and care you offer others. Embrace these quotes as a gentle reminder to always put yourself first and make self-care a daily practice.
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