Michel de Montaigne Quotes

One of the good elements of old age is that we no longer have to prove anything, to ourselves or to anyone else. We are what we are.

I'm proud of myself. I'm a relieved, happy girl.

I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.

Self-esteem and self-love are the opposites of fear; the more you like yourself, the less you fear anything.

You can be pleased with nothing if you are not pleased with yourself.

For one thing is needful: that a human being should attain satisfaction with himself, whether it be by means of this or that poetry or art; only then is a human being at all tolerable to behold. Whoever is dissatisfied with himself is constantly ready for revenge, and we others will be his victims, if only by having to endure his ugly sight.

One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

I am pretty happy with myself. I am not saying I am flawless, but I am content with the way I am.

As long as I'm happy, I don't care about accolades or anything else.

Self-nurturance, or learning to bask in bliss, is an acquired art form.

You have to feel good about yourself.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

Nothing can be so bad as to be displeased with one's self.

There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.

If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter.

I accept my body. I accept how I am and make the best of what I am given.

Love yourself. Just love yourself. In fact, the love of the self cures every kind of problem you have with yourself. For instance, if someone calls you nappy-headed, it rolls right off your body, if you love nappy hair. Or if someone calls you buck-toothed or too black, that won't be a problem if you love being buck-toothed or black. If you love it, then so what. The development of self-love cures many of the ills that people suffer from.

You have to be content with who you are on a day-to-day basis.

It's more important to be happy than well-dressed.

The most certain mode of making people content with us is to make them content with themselves.

Self-acceptance begets acceptance from others, which begets even deeper, more genuine self-acceptance. It can be done. But no one is going to bestow it on you. It is a gift only you can give yourself.

I love myself so much, I simply cannot describe it.

The truly great rest in the knowledge of their own deserts, nor seek the conformation of the world.

There is no need to be more - you are enough. Everybody is enough.