Maya Angelou Quotes

You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.

I find that if I've taken care of myself first, I can then be there fully for everyone else.

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.

I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.

Whatever you want that others in your life can't give you, ask yourself how you can give it to yourself.

Your first responsibility is to yourself and to your own goodness of heart.

Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.

As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself.

If I don't take care of myself and be kind to myself, then I can't take care of anyone else.

A man who loves himself takes the first step towards real love.

You're able to love others, to give to others, and do for others by giving and doing for yourself first.

The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.

Be a loving person rather than in a love relationship - because relationships happen one day and disappear another day. They are flowers; in the morning they bloom, by the evening they are gone.

You have to fall in love with yourself first, and if someone wants to join you, more power to them!

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me, if I do that well enough, then I'll be able to look after someone else -- the children or the husband or the elderly. But I have to look after myself first. I know that some people think that's being selfish, I think that's being self-full.

Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.

Self love is the instrument of our preservation.

Loving Others Starts with Loving Myself

There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

Their mother had always stressed the importance of taking care of yourself first, your family second and everyone else not at all.. darkest surrender

You are the most important part of the family. Take care of yourself first. Then you'll be able to take care of everyone else even better.

No one will take care of you if you don't take care of yourself.

Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.

If I don't take care of myself, if I don't feel good about myself, how can I help others?

There is nothing more rewarding than taking care of yourself!