120 Self Care Quotes to Inspire Taking Care of You

Self-care is of utmost importance to enable you live a quality life. All of us want to stay healthy and enjoy a life filled with full of happiness. Through self-care one can achieve good physical health and mental health within a balanced lifestyle. Self-Care has become more significant in the today’s pandemic situations of Corona Virus (COVID-19). To inspire readers of Invajy, today we have curated the best self-care quotes. Here we go…

Self-Care Quotes

1. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott

2. “Without giving time to own body, mind and soul, no one possibly can become a successful person. Self-care is of utmost importance for every single person on this planet.” ~ Invajy

3. “Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.” ~ William Shakespeare

4. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ~ Jim Rohn

5. “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 to others.” ~ Parker Palmer

6. “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” ~ Sophia Loren
7. “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” ~ Princess Diana
8. “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
9. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” ~ Stephen Covey
10. “One person’s self-care isn’t necessarily another’s – there is going to be a lot of individuality.” ~ Gail Saltz

Quotes about Self-Care

11. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” ~ Katrina Mayer
12. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” ~ Brian Andreas
13. “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ~ Anna Quindlen
14. “The challenge is not to be perfect — it is to be whole.” ~ Jane Fonda
15. “For many money is wealth, for me health is wealth.” ~ Invajy

16. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” ~ Buddha
17. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~ Malcolm S. Forbes
18. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Buddha
19. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” ~ Cecilia Tran
20. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon L. Alder

Self-Care Inspiring Quotes

21. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.” ~ Steve Maraboli
22. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” ~ Maya Angelou
23. “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
24. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” ~ Sandra Bierig
25. “Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” ~ Mary Catherine Bateson

26. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” ~ Mandy Hale
27. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley
28. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” ~ Jackie Viramontez
29. “Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.” ~ Tyra Banks
30. “My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett

Caring Yourself Quotes

31. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” ~ Sydney J. Harris
32. “I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.” ~ Barbara Bush
33. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” ~ Coco Chanel
34. “Self-discipline is self-caring.” ~ M. Scott Peck
35. “Self-love is the source of all our other loves.” ~ Pierre Corneille

36. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~ Sir Edmund Hillary
37. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde
38. “I love a warm bath at the end of a day.” ~ Cynthia Nixon
39. “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” ~ Phyllis Diller
40. “Self-care doesn’t necessarily mean jogging!” ~ Sandra Oh

Self-Care Quotes

41. “Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously.” ~ Kris Carr
42. “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
43. “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” ~ Paulo Coelho
44. “I think I deserve something beautiful.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
45. “Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s self-esteem.” ~ Ashley Judd
46. “Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ~ Dr. Seuss
47. “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” ~ Michael Jordan
48. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~ Sir Edmund Hillary
49. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~ C.S. Lewis
50. “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~ Louise L. Hay

Inspiring Quotes to care for yourself

51. “Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.” ~ Alice Walker
52. “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
53. “Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give, and nobody will care for you.” ~ Karl Lagerfeld
54. “Keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.” ~ Louisa May Alcott
55. “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” ~ Michelle Obama
56. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
57. “You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you’re around people. It’s hard for me to say self-care is washing, although I think it is. So I made music for self-care. That’s what it’s for.” ~ India Arie
58. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~ Lucille Ball
59. “It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.” ~ Eartha Kitt
60. “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 Quotes and Sayings

61. “Mindfulness based self-care increases your self-awareness about your behavior, thoughts; physical and mental health issues.” ~ Invajy
62. “Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
63. “By making time for self-care, you prepare yourself to be your best so you can share your gifts with the world. Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. Self-care isn’t selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ~ Eleanor Brownn
64. “Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.” ~ Joel Osteen
65. “Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.” ~ Dale Carnegie
66. “Self-care is the non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of the self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care.” ~ Jonathan Van Ness
67. “Every morning, look in the mirror and affirm positive words into your life.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita
68. “The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.” ~ Deepak Chopra
69. “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” ~ Tony Robbins
70. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~ Audre Lorde

Best Quotes about Self Love

71. “The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” ~ Rita Mae Brown
72. “Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
73. “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
74. “Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.” ~  Nathaniel Branden
75. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” ~ Helen Keller
76. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
77. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” ~ Venus Williams
78. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” ~ Deborah Day
79. “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” ~ Eckhart Tolle
80. “Forgiveness isn’t just the absence of anger. I think it’s also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.” ~ Tara Westover

Saturday Self-Care Quotes

81. “Always make decisions that prioritize your inner peace.” ~ Izey Victoria Odiase
82. “Self-care is your fuel … Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning.” ~ Melissa Steginus
83. “People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness and inclusiveness.” ~ Sanaya Roman
84. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” ~ Dolly Parton
85. “You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.” ~ Abiola Abrams
86. “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
87. “Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.” ~ Beth Behrs
88. “When I am constantly running there is no time for being. When there is no time for being there is no time for listening.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle
89. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
90. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions… Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” ~ Tina Fey

Self-Care Sunday Quotes

91. “We turn not older with years but newer every day.” ~ Emily Dickinson
92. “We can climb mountains with self-love.” ~ Samira Wiley
93. “There is a part of Wonder Woman inside me and inside every woman, kind of that secret self that women share. We are all caretakers, giving birth, caring for our children and companions and loved ones.” ~ Lynda Carter
94. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi
95. “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~ Carol Burnett
96. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” ~ Charles Bukwoski
97. “Sometimes you just need to be selfish to be self-sufficient.” ~ Lois P. Frankel
98. “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
99. “Self-care means considering yourself a worthwhile person and presenting yourself as valuable, capable, and deserving. In other words, self-care seeks to redress an imbalance that develops when you don’t take proper care of yourself, whether by inattention or by choice.” ~ Arin Murphy-Hiscock
100. “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

Quotes on Self-Love and Self-Care

101. “A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion.” ~ Grantland Rice
102. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” ~ Lalah Delia
103. “This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.” ~ Tara Brach
104. “The secret to a happy life is to accept change gracefully.” ~ Jimmy Stewart
105. “You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the god to take you to the inside of you.” ~ Tina Turner
106. “Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.” ~ Richie Norton
107. “Part of courage is simple consistency.” ~ Peggy Noonan
108. “Nothing external to you has any power over you.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
109. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” ~ Akiroq Brost
110. “Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” ~ Ray Bradbury

Inspirational Self-Care Quotes

111. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ~ John F. Kennedy
112. “I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.” ~ Billie Jean King
113. “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
114. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
115. “I want to feel my life while I’m in it.” ~ Meryl Streep
116. “Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.” ~ Billy Graham
117. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” ~ Robert Morley
118. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” ~ Mark Twain
119. “To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” ~ Denis Waitley
120. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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