Top 200 Self-Worth Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Love Quotes

2. “I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Emotional Quotes

3. “I give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life.”

— Louise Hay

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Women, Transformation Quotes, Self-Love Quotes

4. “It’s a lie to think you’re not good enough. It’s a lie to think you’re not worth anything.”

— Nick Vujicic

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Cheer Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Identity Quotes

5. “You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done – but simply because you are.”

— Max Lucado

Also featured in: Blessing Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Acceptance Quotes

6. “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes

7. “Trust yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

8. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”

— Oscar Wilde

Also featured in: Love Quotes, Fiction Quotes, Beautiful Quotes

9. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Life Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes

10. “Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.”

— Tim Ferriss

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes

11. “You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Inspirational Quotes for Women

12. “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Women, Psychology Quotes

13. “You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.”

— Lady Gaga

Also featured in: Music Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Creativity Quotes, Affirmation Quotes

14. “The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”

— Rumi

Also featured in: Love Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Poetry Quotes

15. “Be different; be unique; be yourself.”

— Christina Grimmie

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Personality Quotes, Be Yourself Quotes

16. “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”

— Ayn Rand

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Values Quotes

17. “It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others. It's only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the hearts of others. When you feel centered and alive, you are in much better position to be a better person.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Love Quotes

18. “Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Care Quotes, Psychology Quotes

19. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

— Alice Walker

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Short Inspiring Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Empowerment Quotes

20. “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”

— Anna Quindlen

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Self-Care Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Identity Quotes

21. “I face my future peacefully and calmly because I know I am enough.”

— Louise Hay

Also featured in: Personality Quotes, Affirmation Quotes, Self-Belief Quotes, Quotes About Believing

22. “When you're at peace with yourself and love your self, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

Also featured in: Self-Care Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Acceptance Quotes

23. “Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head, and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you’ll be ruled by what other people think of you.”

— Lysa TerKeurst

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Women, Reputation Quotes

24. “Always remember you matter, you’re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can.”

— Charlie Mackesy

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Emotion Quotes, Love Life Quotes

25. “I release any feelings of competition or comparison. I simply do my best and enjoy being me.”

— Louise Hay

Also featured in: Self-Love Quotes, Happy Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Satisfaction Quotes

26. “I feel beautiful. I feel strong, and I feel confident in who I am.”

— Demi Lovato

Also featured in: Strong Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Identity Quotes, Recovery Quotes

27. “Bet on yourself! You never lose if you bet on yourself!”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Victory Quotes, Risk-Taking Quotes

28. “Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.”

— Brad Henry

Also featured in: Prosperity Quotes, Being Strong Quotes, School Quotes, Monday Quotes

29. “When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Women, Acceptance Quotes, Positive Quotes for Women

30. “You are your best thing.”

— Toni Morrison

Also featured in: Self-Care Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Women, Strong Women Quotes, Love Yourself Quotes

31. “Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Believe in Yourself Quotes, Be Yourself Quotes, Love Yourself Quotes

32. “You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone – profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.”

— Danielle LaPorte

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Being Yourself Quotes, Personal Branding Quotes

33. “Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.”

— Steve Maraboli

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Human Nature Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Contentment Quotes

34. “Do not let anyone tell you what you can be. Do not let anyone tell you that you are not good enough or smart enough. Remember that nobody is better than you. Everybody puts on their pants one leg at a time.”

— Farrah Gray

Also featured in: Growth Mindset Quotes, Strong Women Quotes, Smart Quotes, Love Yourself Quotes

35. “Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Positive Quotes for Women, Wellness Wednesday Quotes, Affirmation Quotes

36. “You can not believe in God until you believe in yourself.”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Believe in Yourself Quotes, Empowerment Quotes, Self-Empowerment Quotes

37. “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”

— Confucius

Also featured in: Self-Realization Quotes, Human Nature Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Men

38. “He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

— Lao Tzu

Also featured in: Self-Realization Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes

39. “My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.”

— Coco Chanel

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Transformation Quotes, Choices Quotes, Creative Quotes

40. “A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.”

— Leo Tolstoy

Also featured in: Math Quotes, Vanity Quotes

41. “Don’t waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.”

— Joel Osteen

Also featured in: Empowerment Quotes, Self-Empowerment Quotes, Quotes About Trying

42. “I come as one, but stand as 10,000.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Positive Inspirational Quotes, Empowering Quotes

43. “It’s not your job to like me – it’s mine.”

— Byron Katie

Also featured in: Personality Quotes, Inspiring Quotes, Witty Quotes, Ego Quotes

44. “I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.”

— Emma Watson

Also featured in: Self-Realization Quotes, Personality Quotes, Identity Quotes, Being Yourself Quotes

45. “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”

— John Steinbeck

Also featured in: Short Positive Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Fiction Quotes, Different Quotes

46. “Doing your best is more important than being the best.”

— Shannon Miller

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Work, Short Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Quotes About Trying

47. “Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.”

— William Shakespeare

Also featured in: Be Yourself Quotes, Human Nature Quotes, Being Yourself Quotes

48. “Without football, my life is worth nothing.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Passion Quotes, Sports Quotes, Football Quotes

49. “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”

— George R.R. Martin

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Being Yourself Quotes

50. “I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Individuality Quotes