Self-care isn’t just bubble baths and candles (though we love those too). It’s choosing to listen to your body, setting boundaries and saying yes to what nourishes you. These 46 quotes will inspire you to slow down, show up for yourself and fill your own cup… because when you do, everything else flows with more ease and joy.
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46 Self Care Quotes to Inspire You to Look After Yourself
“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené Brown
“Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it’s essential to your survival and your well-being.” — Renee Peterson Trudeau
“Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first, it means me too.” — L.R. Knost
“Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” — Cecilia Tran
“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
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” — Lucille Ball
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” — Christopher Germer
“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed
“Be you, love you. All ways, always.” — Alexandra Elle
“Self-care is not a luxury, it’s a priority.” — Unknown
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough to make room for it in your life.” — Jean Shinoda Bolen
“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” — Mandy Hale
“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” — Deborah Day
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” — Sydney J. Harris
“Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha
“You are enough just as you are.” — Meghan Markle
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” — William S. Burroughs
“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” — R.Z.
“Self-care is how we fuel our fire.” — Unknown
“Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again.” — Lalah Delia
“Self-care is allowing yourself to appreciate the moment for what it is, instead of wishing it was something else.” — Sharon Pearson
“Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first,’ it means ‘me too.’” — L.R. Knost
“Be patient with yourself, nothing in nature blooms all year.” — Unknown
“The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” — Steve Maraboli
“Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day and the rest will fall into place.” — Unknown
“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” — Vironika Tugaleva
“Self-love is the source of all our other loves.” — Pierre Corneille
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” — Carl Jung
“Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.” — William Shakespeare
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid
“You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.” — Alexandra Elle
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” — Buddha
“You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” — Unknown
“Self-care is how you say ‘I love you’ to yourself every day.” — Unknown
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown
“Taking care of yourself is productive.” — Unknown
“Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” — Mandy Hale
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” — Maya Angelou
“You can’t hate yourself into a version of yourself you can love.” — Lori Deschene
“Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love another until you know how to love yourself.” — Unknown
“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” — Paulo Coelho
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” — Katrina Mayer
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” — Jack Kornfield