You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha

The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. Sonya Friedman

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Oscar Wilde

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm S. Forbes

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. Louise L. Hay

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. A. A. Milne

To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. Denis Waitley

The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.

The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. Robert Hand

Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.

Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable. Jack Canfield

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your handbrake on. Maxwell Maltz

Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. Nathaniel Branden

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. Eleanor Roosevelt

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness. Ram Dass

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting. William Shakespeare

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. Carl Jung

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