Top 200 Self-Care Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness.”

— Esther Hicks

52. “The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.”

— B.K.S. Iyengar

53. “Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.”

— Nhat Hanh

54. “Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”

— Eddie Cantor

55. “One breath, one moment, one day at a time.”

— Kirsten Beyer

56. “I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.”

— Kristin Armstrong

57. “You have the capability to change your life all with a simple shift in perspective.”

— Demi Lovato

58. “Feed your mind with the good, the clean, the pure, the powerful, and the positive.”

— Zig Ziglar

59. “If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.”

— Michael Josephson

60. “We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.”

— Shawn Achor

61. “Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

62. “Spend some time alone every day.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

63. “You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it’s true. At the end of the day, we can’t always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.”

— Leonardo DiCaprio

64. “Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.”

— Ralph Marston

65. “The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.”

— Gabrielle Bernstein

66. “Trust your intuition. It is the best friend you will ever have.”

— Judith Orloff

67. “Remember, if you are criticising, you are not being grateful. If you are blaming, you are not being grateful. If you are complaining, you are not being grateful.”

— Rhonda Byrne

68. “When mind, body, and spirit are in harmony, happiness is the natural result.”

— Deepak Chopra

69. “If you surround yourself with positive people who build you up, the sky is the limit.”

— Joel Brown

70. “Change the way you speak about yourself and you can change your life.”

— Joel Osteen

71. “The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

72. “Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely.”

— Joe Dispenza

73. “Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in the right way, I will already have surpassed myself.”

— Thomas Merton

74. “If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

75. “Love yourself and you can heal your life.”

— Louise Hay

76. “Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

77. “Don’t forget to smile in any situation. As long as you are alive, there will be better things later, and there will be many.”

— Eiichiro Oda

78. “Own your morning. Elevate your life.”

— Robin S. Sharma

79. “If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without.”

— Eckhart Tolle

80. “Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.”

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

81. “Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what’s happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding.”

— Deepak Chopra

82. “The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”

— Caroline Myss

83. “Just live well. Just live.”

— Jojo Moyes

84. “You can develop the right mental attitude when you realize that nothing external can upset you or hurt you without your mental consent.”

— Joseph Murphy

85. “At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

86. “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

87. “Everything I desire is within me.”

— Deepak Chopra

88. “Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.”

— Pema Chödrön

89. “Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.”

— Brené Brown

90. “This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it’s with us wherever we go.”

— Pema Chödrön

91. “Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

92. “Live one day at a time. Keep your attention in present time. Have no expectations. Make no judgements. And give up the need to know why things happen as they do. Give it up!”

— Caroline Myss

93. “To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.”

— Dan Millman

94. “Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.”

— Louise Hay

95. “Take care of yourself. Eat well, rest, train hard and smart, make time to think and breathe. Be intentional with your time.”

— Kristin Armstrong

96. “Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.”

— Tara Brach

97. “The purpose of yoga is to put a smile on your face in spite of all the stress, tension, or situations that you are put through in your day-to-day life.”

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

98. “Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

99. “Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up.”

— Louise Hay

100. “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”

— Jon Kabat-Zinn