Albert Ellis Quotes

Most unhappy people need to learn just one lesson: how to see themselves through the lens of genuine compassion, and treat themselves accordingly.

Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.

There is so much in the world to hate, why hate yourself?

Self-love helps me make positive changes easily

Loving ourselves is the miracle cure we are all looking for.

You have to feel good about yourself.

People should accept themselves for who they really are and be proud of that and take ownership of that first and learn that self love to really be happy.

One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what other people thought about my body. I got tired of hating myself.

I don't hate myself, as a general rule. I'd say the best way to describe it is that I have moments of self-loathing at fairly regular intervals.

You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about yourself.

Self love is the instrument of our preservation.

You can only experience love if you have self love.

True self-love and social are the same.

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

If you asked me, 'What do you want to say?' it would be, 'Love yourself more.'

I have no self-respect. But can a man of acute sensibility respect himself at all?

Bottom line: If you love yourself, it will all work out.

In love, self-love is always at risk.

You can't build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.

Self-love is the love of a man's own self, and of everything else for his own sake. It makes people idolaters to themselves, and tyrants to all the world besides.

Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.

Where we see self esteem, we see self acceptance. High self esteem individual tend to avoid falling into an adversarial relationship with themselves.

Self-esteem does not mean feeling good all the time. Self-esteem means loving yourself even when you feel badly...even when you make a mistake. It means loving yourself even when you're depressed. It means that you accept yourself fully.

You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.

Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.