It’s easy to find yourself bogged down by the stressful nature of life. Nowadays, it seems like our to-do lists are growing bigger every day, while we have less and less time to complete them. In the struggle, it can be easy to beat yourself up mentally, but doing that will just make you feel horrible. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of the best know-your-worth quotes I could find. When you’re struggling to see your self-worth, it’s all the more important to try to. Hopefully, next time life feels grim for you, you can pull out some of these quotes and remember how awesome you are.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Eleanor Roosevelt
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
Maya Angelou
We are what we believe we are.
C.S. Lewis
When you know your self-worth, and you read and you ask questions and you study and you travel, you become free.
KRS-One
The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.
E.E. Cummings
Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.
Wayne Dyer
A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinions of sheep.
George R.R. Martin
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right here.
Venus Williams
Know your worth and don’t settle for anything else. You were born to win!
June Doyle
Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.
Anonymous
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
Lou Holtz
Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
Abraham Lincoln
What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.
Jen Sincero
The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion of yourself.
Osho
There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
Nelson Mandela
When you know how much you’re worth, you’ll stop giving people discounts.
Helen Keller
You need to love yourself. Love yourself so much to the point that your energy and aura rejects anyone who doesn’t know your worth
Billy Chapata
When you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless.
Anonymous
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
Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.
Avril Lavigne
When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose your self worth in the process.
Dave Pelzer
I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.
Michel de Montaigne
To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
Robin Sharma
Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
Marcus Aurelius
Until you know your worth you’ll continue to seek other people’s approval just to feel good about yourself.
Sonya Parker
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
Marie Curie
Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.
Bruce Lee
If you don’t know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it’ll be less than you’re worth.
Bernard Hopkins
As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster.
Nic Sheff
What defines you isn’t how many times you crash but the number of times you get back up.
Sarah Dessen
Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.
Parker Palmer
Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.
Helen Keller
You, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
There is one irrefutable law of the universe: We are each responsible for our own life. If you’re holding anyone else accountable for your happiness, you’re wasting your time. You must be fearless enough to give yourself the love you didn’t receive.
Oprah Winfrey
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Judy Garland
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals or self-worth.
Unknown
You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.
Yogi Bhajan
With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai Lama
Things of value require sacrifice. If people are too hurt, too busy or too damn stupid to see that you’re a blessing they’ve been asking for, just fall back. Know your worth.
Anonymous
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
T. Harv Eker
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
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
Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.
Beau Taplin
Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.
Brian Tracy
You are enough just as you are.
Meghan Markle
A lot of people said, who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I’ll tell you exactly where I’m going.
Michael Caine
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
William James
Don’t go back to less, just because you’re too impatient to wait for more.
Anonymous
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty. It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not egotism. It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.
Bobbe Sommer
Always know your worth
Always remember how amazing you are. Honestly. Life isn’t easy. Keep pushing yourself towards being even better than you already are, but make sure to never forget your worth. You’re an individual and without you in our world, it wouldn’t be the same. Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, and keep pushing toward your best self!
I hope that these know your worth quotes have been exactly what you’re looking for. Feel free to download and use any images I’ve included in the post for whatever use you decide (I created them). If you’re still searching for quotes on this topic, try checking out Goodreads. They’re the masters when it comes to books and have plenty of quotes to tickle your fancy.
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