Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.

Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.

To grow in our ability to love ourselves we need to receive love as well.

A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life.

If you don't love yourself, it's impossible for you to love others. You can't give away what you don't have.

If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

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

If we don't love ourselves, tell me, how can we love somebody else?

You can't love anyone or anything until you love your own existence first. Love can only grow out of a respect for your own life.

As I learn to love myself, I recieve the love I desire from others.

Unless you love yourself, you can't love anybody. Be selfish.

If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

Be committed to the relationship you have with yourself. We get so committed to other relationships, but often sort of toss ourselves away. We get around to ourselves only now and then. So, really care for who you are. Be committed to loving yourself. Take care of your heart and soul.

I remember the time I said, 'I don't think you love yourself. You need to learn to love yourself.'

I think the most difficult love begins with one's self. How you treat yourself is something you bring to your relationships.

To love others you must love yourself...You can only give to others what you have yourself.

One must learn to love oneself with a wholesome and healthy love, so that one can bear to be with oneself and need not roam.

You gotta love yourself, because when you're hurting - you never know who's gonna be around to do the lovin' for ya. You gotta love yourself through the pain.

Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself.

Eat like you love yourself. Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself.

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

You can love yourself spiritually, physically-in almost any way that anybody else can.

A portable friend to all readers-especia lly but not only women-who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it's reversible: We must learn to treat ourselves as well as we wish to treat others.

Friendship with oneself is all important.