A collection of know your worth quotes to remind you that you are enough, you are worthy and you deserve happiness and love.
Knowing your worth is crucial to your happiness, mental health, and unlocking your fullest potential.
There will always be people who will drag you down, make you believe that you are not good enough, that you are worthless, and that you are not capable of doing great things – don’t listen to those people.
Remind yourself that the only opinion that matters is your own. Realize your worth, believe in yourself, and in what you can do – because you are capable of doing big and amazing things.
You are capable of changing and improving your life – but you must first take the step of trusting yourself completely and believe that you are worthy.
May these quotes about knowing your worth below inspire you to start loving yourself, realize that are you capable of so much more and that you deserve good things and lasting happiness.
Know Your Worth Quotes and Sayings
When you refuse to settle for less than the best…the best tends to track you down.
— Mandy Hale
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
— Norman Vincent Peale
When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.
— Dave Pelzer
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.
— Rumi
As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are – what others say is irrelevant.
— Nic Sheff
Know your worth, hold your own power, be you.
— Morgan Harper Nichols
Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.
— Shannon L. Alder
The price tag that you put on your soul will determine the people and circumstances in which you find yourself.
— Shannon Alder
Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.
— Elizabeth Gilbert
Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.
— Joan Didion
It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.
— John Joseph Powell
Not one ounce of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me.
— Quincy Jones
Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.
— Wayne Dyer
There is nothing so rewarding as to make people realize that they are worthwhile in this world.
— Bob Anderson
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
— Malcolm X
Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyone’s individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.
— Ma Jian
Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.
— Roy T. Bennett
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.
— Shannon L. Alder
We are what we believe we are.
— C.S. Lewis
Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worthy of the trip.
— Glenn Beck
Why settle for a lesser vision? When you are destined for greatness!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Know your worth quotes to improve your self confidence
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit
— E.E. Cummings
As long as you keep going, you’ll keep getting better. And as you get better, you gain more confidence. That alone is success.
—Tamara Taylor
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.
— Blake Lively
As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are – what others say is irrelevant.
— Nic Sheff
Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.
— Kiesza
The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.
— J. M. Barrie
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
— Lao Tzu
If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.
— Dr Roopleen
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
— Marcus Garvey
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
— Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you.
— Lilly Singh
Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.
— Tina Fey
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
— Stan Smith
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
— Lao Tzu
Confidence is not, ‘They will like me’. Confidence instead is, ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’.
— Christina Grimmie
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
— Sylvia Plath
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
— Helen Keller
To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.
— Roy T. Bennett
Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself.
— Khalid
Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.
— Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
— Dale Carnegie
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Know your worth quotes to remind you that you are worth it
Confidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someone’s version of reality is not your reality.
— Shannon L. Alder
Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.
— Oprah Winfrey
The enemy uses those things your insecure about. Free yourself and take your power back by being secure in who you are – flaws and all.
— Yvonne Pierre
You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
— Bindi Irwin
We can’t be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within.
— Alexandra Elle
Self-worth is an understanding on the intellectual level, trusting at the heart level, and accepting at the soul level that you are worthy just because you believe that you are. Your worthiness is proven by your existence. Your breathing. The beating of your heart. Your mere presence is all that is needed to establish your worth.
— Iyanla Vanzant
They are called, “SELF-worth” and “SELF-esteem” for a reason… we can’t let others decide what we are worth, that is so dangerous! Empower yourself!
— Jaeda DeWalt
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
— Lou Holtz
A diamond doesn’t start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I’m that diamond.
— Solange nicole
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.
— Nathaniel Branden
Be a bit of a challenge; not because you’re playing games but because you realize you’re worth the extra effort.
— Mandy Hale
Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.
— Henry A. Kissinger
Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.
— Rob Liano
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
— Albert Einstein
If you have to convince someone to stay with you then they have already left.
— Shannon L. Alder
I’ve learned that loving your self requires a courage unlike any other. It requires us to believe in and stay loyal to something no one else can see that keeps us in the world – our own self worth.
— Mark Nepo
What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s course.
— Roman Payne
The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.
— Alan Cohen
Remember, you’re not half of anything, you’re twice of everything.
— Viet Thanh Nguyen
Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
— Les Brown
And, above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you very much at your own reckoning.
— Anthony Trollope
Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.
— Kurt Hahn
Know your self worth quotes
Dare to love yourself
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.
— Author-Poet Aberjhani
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
— Lao Tzu
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.
— Harvey Fierstein
If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others
— Steve Maraboli
Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.
— Louise Hart
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.
— Michael J. Fox
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
— Scott Hamilton
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
— August Wilson
Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.
— Gloria Gaynor
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
— Marilyn Monroe
You can’t compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.
— Craig Sheffer
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
— C.G. Jung
Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
— Jack Canfield
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
— Michel de Montaigne
Your self-esteem won’t come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.
— Stacy London
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection
— Sharon Salzberg
Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue… and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.
— Naomi Campbell
When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.
— Jodi Picoult
You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don’t have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success – none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.
— Ram Dass
I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.
— Laurie Halse Anderson
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
— Confucius
Know your worth quotes to help you love yourself more
Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
— Tina Fey
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
— Pierre Corneille
When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.
— Diane Von Furstenberg
Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.
— Tyra Banks
I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.
— Brené Brown
Self-love is really a foundation for everything, and however you practice or express that is so, so important.
— Solange Knowles
If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.
— Charles Bukowski
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
Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn’t validate your worth.
— Shannon L. Alder
Self-love is not something that you get in one day or two days. It’s an ongoing process, and I go through it every day.
— Khoudia Diop
I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.
— Madonna
We can climb mountains with self-love.
— Samira Wiley
The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.
— C. JoyBell C.
Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.
— Thomas Traherne
how you love yourself is
how you teach others
to love you
— Rupi Kaur
The deepest gift you can learn in life is about self-love, and that’s not going to happen overnight.
— Rumer Willis
We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.
— Eric Micha’el Leventhal
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
Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can’t accept who you are.
— Turcois Ominek
Our first and last love is self-love.
— Christian Nestell Bovee
The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.
— Steve Maraboli
It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.
— Voltaire