Fearlessly accept the one and only you . . .
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987))
“Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.” -Clark Moustakas (Clark E. Moustakas (1923 - 2012)): as quoted in Lori Knutson: “Sacred Simplicities: Meeting the Miracles in Our Lives” (2004), page 141
“If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend, it would be the ability to see yourself as others see you, because only then would you know how extremely special you are.” -B. A. Billingsly
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“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1933)
“There might be things about yourself that you do not like . . . until one day you notice those same things in someone else who seems to be doing well enough in life. So go ahead and take a closer look at other people. You will see something of yourself in some of them and you will come to know an important truth, which is that you are a good enough person just as you are.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk - essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“You are wholly complete, and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
“The greatest miracle you can hope for is self-acceptance.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.louisehay.com
“Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
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“Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855) and Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834): “Guesses at Truth: By Two Brothers” (1861), page 555
“When I start comparing myself to every stranger I pass on the street - convinced that each one is thinner, richer, smarter, and happier than I am - I will try to remember that they’re looking at me and thinking exactly the same thing.” -Barbara Graham
“When a person grows to like himself, he becomes more tolerant of others.” -Lao Wei: “Strawberry Wisdom” (2017)
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806), Part 1
“If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.” -Nicolas Chamfort (also known as Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1741 - 1794))
Affirmation: “I accept myself as I am, all the while knowing I am also capable of becoming so much more.”
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“Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as you see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” -Stacey Charter
“Everything about you is just wonderful.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” -Thaddeus Golas (Thaddeus Stanley Golas (1924 - 1997))
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“I care not so much what I am in the opinion of others as what I am in my own; I would be rich of myself and not by borrowing.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essais” (English: “Essays”) (March 1580), ‘Of Glory’
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out, ‘I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Listen to me! Confirm for me that I am important. That I matter!’” -Marion D. Hanks (Marion Duff Hanks (1921 - 2011))
“No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” -Deborah Day
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“Be a Friend to thyself and others will too.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 847
“We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” -Roderick Thorp (Roderick Mayne Thorp, Junior (1936 - 1999)): “Rainbow Drive” (1986)
“Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise, you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987))
“Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.” -Clark Moustakas (Clark E. Moustakas (1923 - 2012)): as quoted in Lori Knutson: “Sacred Simplicities: Meeting the Miracles in Our Lives” (2004), page 141
“If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend, it would be the ability to see yourself as others see you, because only then would you know how extremely special you are.” -B. A. Billingsly
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“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1933)
“There might be things about yourself that you do not like . . . until one day you notice those same things in someone else who seems to be doing well enough in life. So go ahead and take a closer look at other people. You will see something of yourself in some of them and you will come to know an important truth, which is that you are a good enough person just as you are.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk - essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“You are wholly complete, and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
“The greatest miracle you can hope for is self-acceptance.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.louisehay.com
“Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
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“Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855) and Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834): “Guesses at Truth: By Two Brothers” (1861), page 555
“When I start comparing myself to every stranger I pass on the street - convinced that each one is thinner, richer, smarter, and happier than I am - I will try to remember that they’re looking at me and thinking exactly the same thing.” -Barbara Graham
“When a person grows to like himself, he becomes more tolerant of others.” -Lao Wei: “Strawberry Wisdom” (2017)
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806), Part 1
“If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.” -Nicolas Chamfort (also known as Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1741 - 1794))
Affirmation: “I accept myself as I am, all the while knowing I am also capable of becoming so much more.”
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“Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as you see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” -Stacey Charter
“Everything about you is just wonderful.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” -Thaddeus Golas (Thaddeus Stanley Golas (1924 - 1997))
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“I care not so much what I am in the opinion of others as what I am in my own; I would be rich of myself and not by borrowing.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essais” (English: “Essays”) (March 1580), ‘Of Glory’
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out, ‘I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Listen to me! Confirm for me that I am important. That I matter!’” -Marion D. Hanks (Marion Duff Hanks (1921 - 2011))
“No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” -Deborah Day
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“Be a Friend to thyself and others will too.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 847
“We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” -Roderick Thorp (Roderick Mayne Thorp, Junior (1936 - 1999)): “Rainbow Drive” (1986)
“Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise, you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mister Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” -Author Unknown
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Be yourself . . . you’re better at it.” -Author Unknown
“Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” -Christine Arylo
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“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” -Heath L. Buckmaster: “Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale” (30 April 2008)
“I’m not perfect, but I’m pretty good.” -Author Unknown
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” -Author Unknown
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Self-love, my liege*, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry V” (about 1599), Act 2, scene 4, lines 74 and 75
*liege: a feudal superior to whom allegiance and service are due, within a feudal society in which land use by subjects is exchanged for work
“I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.” -Henry James (Henry James, Junior (1843 - 1916))
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” -Sally Field (Sally Margaret Field Mahoney (born 1946))
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“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” -Stephanie Lahart
“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.” -Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born in 1968 as Kristi Dawn Chenoweth))
“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” -Diane Von Furstenberg (born 1946 as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin)
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“Don’t be-little yourself. Be-big yourself.” -Corita Kent (Mary Corita Kent (1918 - 1986))
“Don’t look for approval from anyone other than yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” -Rob Liano at https://robliano.wordpress.com/
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“It needs to be said and heard: It’s okay to be who you are.” -Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996)
“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Author Unknown
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“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” -Sandra Bierig
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard (Vernon Linwood Howard (1918 - 1992))
“What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.” -Shannon Ables
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“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” -Author Unknown
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Be yourself . . . you’re better at it.” -Author Unknown
“Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” -Christine Arylo
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“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” -Heath L. Buckmaster: “Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale” (30 April 2008)
“I’m not perfect, but I’m pretty good.” -Author Unknown
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” -Author Unknown
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Self-love, my liege*, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry V” (about 1599), Act 2, scene 4, lines 74 and 75
*liege: a feudal superior to whom allegiance and service are due, within a feudal society in which land use by subjects is exchanged for work
“I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.” -Henry James (Henry James, Junior (1843 - 1916))
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” -Sally Field (Sally Margaret Field Mahoney (born 1946))
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“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” -Stephanie Lahart
“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.” -Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born in 1968 as Kristi Dawn Chenoweth))
“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” -Diane Von Furstenberg (born 1946 as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin)
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“Don’t be-little yourself. Be-big yourself.” -Corita Kent (Mary Corita Kent (1918 - 1986))
“Don’t look for approval from anyone other than yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” -Rob Liano at https://robliano.wordpress.com/
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“It needs to be said and heard: It’s okay to be who you are.” -Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996)
“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Author Unknown
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“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” -Sandra Bierig
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard (Vernon Linwood Howard (1918 - 1992))
“What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.” -Shannon Ables
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“It’s not your job to like me . . . it’s mine!” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen Mitchell (born 1942))
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits - anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” -Kim McMillen: “When I Loved Myself Enough” (2001)
“Option A: Spend your life trying to get others to accept you. Option B: Accept yourself, and spend your life with others who recognize what a beauty you are.” -Scott Stabile
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“Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing . . . You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another’s hat. A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve. No one can take your place! Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know, in thy soul, that you are the greatest success in the world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996)): “The Greatest Success in the World” (1968), page 94
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“What you think of yourself is much more important than what people think of you.” -Author Unknown
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“When you acknowledge the less than perfect parts of yourself, something magical begins to happen. Along with the negative, you’ll also begin to notice the positive, the wonderful aspects of yourself that you may not have given yourself credit for, or perhaps even been aware of.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006): “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” (1997) at https://dontsweat.com/
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” -Amy Bloom (born 1953)
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“Stop hating yourself for everything that you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything that you are.” -Author Unknown
“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.” -Ellen Sue Stern
“You work so hard to fix yourself, but maybe what you need isn’t another tactic, another book, another expert, another five-step plan. Maybe, you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe, what’s really holding you back is the idea that you need to be fixed.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” -Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994)
“You are a wonderful, worthy, and lovable person. Appreciate that about yourself. No one has ever been, or will ever be, quite like you. You are an individual, an original, and all those things that make you uniquely you are deserving of love and praise.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” -Shannon L. Alder at https://www.shannonalder.com/
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): address to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of New York: as quoted in “The Homiletic Review” (November 1907)
“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” -Malcolm S. Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919 - 1990))
“Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” -Alexander Lowen (1910 - 2008)
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“Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth. Breathe deep, sing loud and sweet, ‘I am me, I am unique, I am magnificent.’” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“You are enough just as you are.” -Meghan Markle
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” -Robert Morley
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“The greatest success is successful self-acceptance.” -Ben Sweet
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” -Jane Roberts
“If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (26 February 2016)
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” -Mary Dunbar (Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906 - 1960))
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“When people accept themselves, they have something to build on. When people reject themselves, they have nothing to build on, or worse yet, something which destroys anything that could ever be built. Accept yourself. No matter how meager, how small the self, it is a place for beginning, where building up can start.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
“Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.” -Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
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“Stop dimming your light to fit in. Shine, and attract what’s meant for you.” -Author Unknown
“Acceptance is the key to everything.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” -Hecato (also known as Hecaton of Rhodes): as quoted in Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger (about 4 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” (about C.E. 65)
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The most delightful surprise in life
Is to suddenly recognize your own worth.
-Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
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“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits - anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” -Kim McMillen: “When I Loved Myself Enough” (2001)
“Option A: Spend your life trying to get others to accept you. Option B: Accept yourself, and spend your life with others who recognize what a beauty you are.” -Scott Stabile
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“Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing . . . You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another’s hat. A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve. No one can take your place! Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know, in thy soul, that you are the greatest success in the world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996)): “The Greatest Success in the World” (1968), page 94
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“What you think of yourself is much more important than what people think of you.” -Author Unknown
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“When you acknowledge the less than perfect parts of yourself, something magical begins to happen. Along with the negative, you’ll also begin to notice the positive, the wonderful aspects of yourself that you may not have given yourself credit for, or perhaps even been aware of.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006): “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” (1997) at https://dontsweat.com/
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” -Amy Bloom (born 1953)
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“Stop hating yourself for everything that you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything that you are.” -Author Unknown
“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.” -Ellen Sue Stern
“You work so hard to fix yourself, but maybe what you need isn’t another tactic, another book, another expert, another five-step plan. Maybe, you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe, what’s really holding you back is the idea that you need to be fixed.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” -Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994)
“You are a wonderful, worthy, and lovable person. Appreciate that about yourself. No one has ever been, or will ever be, quite like you. You are an individual, an original, and all those things that make you uniquely you are deserving of love and praise.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” -Shannon L. Alder at https://www.shannonalder.com/
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): address to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of New York: as quoted in “The Homiletic Review” (November 1907)
“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” -Malcolm S. Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919 - 1990))
“Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” -Alexander Lowen (1910 - 2008)
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“Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth. Breathe deep, sing loud and sweet, ‘I am me, I am unique, I am magnificent.’” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“You are enough just as you are.” -Meghan Markle
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” -Robert Morley
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“The greatest success is successful self-acceptance.” -Ben Sweet
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” -Jane Roberts
“If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (26 February 2016)
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” -Mary Dunbar (Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906 - 1960))
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“When people accept themselves, they have something to build on. When people reject themselves, they have nothing to build on, or worse yet, something which destroys anything that could ever be built. Accept yourself. No matter how meager, how small the self, it is a place for beginning, where building up can start.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
“Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.” -Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
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“Stop dimming your light to fit in. Shine, and attract what’s meant for you.” -Author Unknown
“Acceptance is the key to everything.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” -Hecato (also known as Hecaton of Rhodes): as quoted in Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger (about 4 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” (about C.E. 65)
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The most delightful surprise in life
Is to suddenly recognize your own worth.
-Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
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