50 Self Care Quotes to Inspire You

These are some of my favorite self care quotes when I need motivation and I hope they help you find motivation to take care of yourself.

Day 1

1. “The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.” – Tibetan Proverb

2. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”– Audre Lorde

3. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”– Audre Lorde

4. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia

5. “Now, every time I witness a strong person, I want to know: what dark did you conquer in your story? Mountains do not rise without earthquakes” – Katherine MacKenett

6. “Sit down to write what you have thought and not to think about what you shall write” – William Cobbett

7. “An empty lantern provides no light. self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”– Unknown

8. “Be as kind to the person in the mirror as you are to others.” ― Marilyn Suttle

“The relationship you have with yourself will determine what your relationships with others will be like.” ― Akiroq Brost

9. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.” ― L.R. Knost

10. “A good doctor is not one who takes care of you but one who teaches you how to take care of yourself.” ― Charles Glassman, MD

Day 2

11. “Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable.” ― Jackie Viramontez

12. “Take time off…The world will not fall apart without you” ― Malebo Sephodi

13. “Self-love for me means accepting who I am and dealing with the perceived flaws that I live with” ― Malebo Sephodi

14. “Sleep is our recharge function and our reset button…and we all need a reset button sometimes.” ― Sam Owen

15. “When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree

16. “For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.” ― Sam Owen

17. Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music. ― Mac Anderson

18. Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. ― Brené Brown

19. Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others. ― Christopher Germer

20. “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.”―Unknown

Day 3

21. “What you are giving to others should come from the overflow.” ― Unknown

22. “Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.” ― Jim Henson

23. “In a society that says,’put yourself last,’, self-love and self-acceptance are almost revolutionary” ― Brene Brown

24. “If we want to live a Wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating sleep and play, and about letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth” ― Brene Brown

25. “Self care is a priority and necessity – not a luxury – in the work that we do.” ― Unknown

26. “In Western culture, we tend to value individuals – soloists- and all eyes are focused on the hero. A much better way to look at the world is that every team is an ensemble; it’s through the connection and combination of people’s talents, that’s the best work is done.” ― Keith Yamashita

27. “Be the person you needed when you were younger.”― Ayesha Siddiqi

28. “I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me” ― A.G.

29. “Be someone who is good for your mental health” ― Bryant McGill

30. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” ― Vincent van Gogh

Day 4

31. “Do not lose hope please believe there are a thousand beautiful things waiting for you. Sunshine comes to all who feel rain.” ―  r.m. drake

32. “There is peace even in the storm” ― Vincent van Gogh

33. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship” ― Louisa May Alcott

34. “If you want to give light to others, you have to glow yourself” ― Thomas S. Monson

35. “Like wildflowers, you must allow yourself to grow in all the places you thought you never would.” ― E.V.

36. “I know nothing with any certainty but the sight of the stars makes me dream” ― Vincent van Gogh

37. “Where your interior life meets your exterior impact is where transformation happens” ― Keith Yamashita

38. “Good character is not formed in a week or month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.” ― Heraclitus

39. “Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.” ― Heraclitus

40. “Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.”― Heraclitus

Day 5

41. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” ― Heraclitus

42. “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over the self.” ― Aristotle

43. “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” ― Seneca

44. “A gift consists not of what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.” ― Seneca

45. “Make the best use of what’s in your power and take the rest as it happens.” ― Epictetus

46. “What if we reframe the way we looked at change? What if we saw it through a lens of abundance and optimism?”  ― Bryan Walker

47. “Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.” ― Golda Poretsky

48. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.” ― Steve Maraboli

49. “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

50. “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” ― Benjamin Franklin

I would love to hear some of your favorite quotes down in the comments.