100+ Inspirational Self-Care Quotes for Women

Women, in particular, need to take care of themselves. We always put everyone else first and ourselves at the back of our minds. It’s high time we change this.

We will share with you 100 quotes about self-care for women to help inspire you to better take care of yourself. These quotes will remind you to focus on yourself and your happiness. Enjoy these inspirational words by relaxing and taking a moment to yourself.

Self-care quotes for women about emotion

“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good” – John Steinbeck

“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”- Deborah Day

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde

“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.”- C. JoyBell

“Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.”- Nathaniel Branden

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”- Jean Shinoda Bolen.

“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. I repeat, if you do not LOVE YOURSELF first, it is impossible for you to love others!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Jack Kornfield

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne

“If we could see ourselves through the eyes of others, we would treat ourselves much more kindly.” – Samuel Hazo

“Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.” – Billy Graham

“Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first; it means me too.” – L.R. Knost

“Self-care means giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed

“Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” – Carrie Anne Moss

“It’s not being selfish to take care of your own needs; it’s being self-caring.” – Jerry Manney

“Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” – Imani Shola

“If you’re suffering but trying to give the outward appearance that you’re fine and good, in the end, you’re just doing yourself a great disservice. Trust me on this! Silence is the opposite of self-care. When we are honest about what we’re going through, we encourage others to talk about their issues. Openness relieves shame and creates a virtuous cycle of women helping women.” – Lo Bosworth

“Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball

“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 others.” – Parker Palmer

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown

“You must be gentle with yourself every day anew, so that the harshness of this world does not seep into your soul.” – Jan Lenarz

“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” – Blake Lively

“Nobody can save you but yourself, and you’re worth saving.” – Charles Bukowski

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein

“Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously.” – Kris Carr

“I am thankful for all the difficult people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I do not want to be.” – Unknown

“I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” – Maya Angelou

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

“Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey

“You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.” – Abiola Abrams

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Maya Angelou

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” – Bell Hooks

“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.” – Hardy D. Jackson Jr.

Self-Care Quotes for Women About Compassion

“When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.”- Kristin Neff

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.”- Christopher Germer

“When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do.”- John O’Donohue

“Forgiveness isn’t just the absence of anger. I think it’s also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.” – Tara Westover

“People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous, and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness, and inclusiveness.”- Sanaya Roman

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”- Anna Taylor

“It’s important to have a balance in your life between work and play.” – Bobby Flay

“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.”- Brian Andreas

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” -Walter Anderson

“It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos.” -Donna Karan

“She believed she could, so she did.” -R.S. Grey

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

“Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.” – Alice Walker

“Making yourself a priority is like sprinkling golden dust of richest blessings on your life.”- Hiral Nagda

“Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” – Deborah Day

“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk-essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” – Vironika Tugaleva

“Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” –  Jackie Viramontez

“Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.” – Golda Poretsky

“An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” – Unknown

“Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” – Kristi Ling

“The deepest form of self-care is building a life you are in love with, and that is sometimes a very unbeautiful thing.” – Brianna Wiest

“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur

“Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.” – Dale Carnegie

“Treat yourself like the most awesome superstar. You are worth it.” – Hiral Nagda

“Remember that self-love is also revolutionary and world-changing.” – Pooja Lakshmin

“Take the time today to love yourself. You deserve it.” – Avina Celeste

“When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho

Self-Care Quotes for Women About Time

“It’s in tough times, you will find your strength to persevere.”- Nancy B. Urbach

“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”- Eleanor Brownn

“Take time to do what makes your soul happy.”- Unknown

So that people look at you and think what do I need to go through to be this wise to illuminate this bright?” – Ritu Negi

“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”- Unknown

“Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. ” – Ray Bradbury

“Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.” – Tyra Banks

“Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again.” -Lalah Delia

“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.” – Joel Osteen

“Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.” – Beth Behrs

“Be you, love you. All ways, always.” – Alexandra Elle

“The challenge is not to be perfect – it is to be whole.” – Jane Fonda

“Be the love you always hoped for.” -Juansen Dizon

“Perfection is found in accepting your imperfections.” -Bridgett Devoue

“Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.”

“True self-care is an inside job” – Meghan Rabbitt

“Self-care is giving yourself permission to pause.” – Cecelia Tran

“Taking time to quiet your mind is a powerful form of self-care.” – Eleanor Brownn

“With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” – Susan Weiss Berry

“Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

“Self-care should move you toward a life you don’t need to run away from.” – Rina Raphael

“Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health-take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish. The world will see you the way you see you, and treat you the way you treat yourself.” – Beyoncé

“Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves but for the many others whose lives we touch.” – Parker Palmer

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron

“Every time you make a commitment to your own self-care, self-love and self-respect and then follow through, you build trust in yourself.” – Miranda J. Barrett

“The best kind of self-care involves a gratitude practice, a pursuit of self-awareness, and a journey of constant self-forgiveness.” – Elayna Fernandez

Self-care Quotes for Women About Health

“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”- Edward Stanley

“It’s good to do uncomfortable things. It’s weight training for life.”- Anne LaMott

“Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia

“Everybody is different, and everybody is different.” – Beverly Diehl

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”- Etty Hillesum

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”- Anne Lamott

“Discipline is the highest form of self-love.” – Kierra C.T. Banks

“Acknowledge, accept, and honour that you deserve your own deepest compassion and love.” – Nanette Mathews

“I’ve always loved finding things in my environment that bring me joy and excitement! How fun it is to become aware of your surroundings!”

– Nancy B. Urbach

“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” – Thaddeus Golas

“The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.” – Bryant McGillns

“We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.” – Dr. Sara Gottfried

“Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.” -Wayne Dyer

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

“It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.” – Eartha Kitt

“Grab a coffee. Journal your intentions. Get to work. Create miracles.” – Elyse Santilli

“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierig

“Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” – Katrina Mayer

“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” -Thích Nhất Hạnh

Many women prioritize self-care in their daily lives. We can easily get caught up taking care of everyone else and forgetting our own needs. When we love and take care of ourselves, we can handle the demands in our life with more grace and resilience.