The word Self-Worth originated in the 1650s, with self as a word-forming element that indicates “oneself,” and also “automatic,” and from the Old English weorþ “significant, valuable, of value; valued, appreciated, highly thought-of, deserving, meriting; honorable, noble, of high rank; suitable for, proper, fit, capable.”

The dictionary definition of Self–worth is “the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person,” and “the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect.” Dignity,  self-respect, and self-regard are synonyms of Self–worth.

A positive mom seeks to know her worth and not settle for anything less. It is a long journey that takes patience and persistence, yet rewarding and necessary.

Positive Quotes About SELF-WORTH

“When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose your self-worth in the process.” ~ Dave Pelzer

“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”~ Louise L. Hay

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” ~  Mark Twain

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t attach your identity and worth to possessions, position, or performance.“  ~  Elayna Fernandez * The Positive MOM

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“Make a pledge to yourself right now, to declare that you are worth your time and energy.” ~ Deborah Day

“Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.” ~ Wayne Dyer

“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” ~ Anonymous

“Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” ~ Andre Gide

“Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.” ~ Byron Katie

“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself. ~ Barbara De Angelis

“You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” – Yogi Bhajan

“Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” ~ Louise L. Hay

“My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.” ~ Lea Thompson

“When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.” ~ Mark Victor Hansen

“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston 

“Never measure your self-worth by what other people think you should have become.” ~ Anonymous

“When you become a slave to a public persona and don’t feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield, and it shouldn’t come at the expense of your self-worth.” ~ Gugu Mbatha-Raw

“Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.” ~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.” ~ Anonymous

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

“If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value.” ~ Anonymous

“Sometimes all you have to do is forget what you feel and remember what you deserve.” ~ Anonymous

“Self-worth is so vital to your happiness if you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else.” ~ Sandy Hale

“Know your worth. Know the difference between what you’re getting and what you deserve.” ~ Anonymous

“Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.” ~ Dr. Maya Angelou

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Your most important sale is to sell yourself to yourself.” Maxwell Maltz

“The best way to avoid falling prey to the opinions of others is to realize that other people’s opinions are just that – opinions. Regardless of how great or terrible they think you are, that’s only their opinion. Your true self-worth comes from within.” ~ Travis Bradberry

“Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor.” ~  Iskra Lawrence

“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

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” ~ Robert Morley

“It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”~ Carl Gustav Jung

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” Tich Nhat Hanh

“Always be prepared, always be yourself, and always be honest. That is a good recipe for self-respect, self-love, and self-worth.” Anonymous

“To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.” Robin Sharma

“We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.” ~ Malcolm X

“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” – W.C. Fields

“As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are – what others say is irrelevant.”
~ Nic Sheff

“Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worthy of the trip.” ~ Glenn Beck, The Christmas Sweater

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~  Buddha

“Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.” ~ Dr. Asa Don Brown

“Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself.” ~ Kris Carr

“The moment you feel you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment to absolutely and utterly walk away.” ~ Alysia Harris

“There is nothing so rewarding as to make people realize that they are worthwhile in this world.” ~ Bob Anderson

“When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.” ~ Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.” ~ Brian Tracy

“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” ~ Rob Liano

“They are called, “SELF-worth” and “SELF-esteem” for a reason… we can’t let others decide what we are worth, that is so dangerous! Empower yourself!” ~ Jaeda DeWalt

“Never let the opinion of another affect your opinion of yourself.” ~ Teresa Mummert

“Do not undervalue what you are ultimately worth because you are at a momentary disadvantage.” ~ Sherry Thomas, A Study in Scarlet Women

“You alone have the power to determine your value. Don’t let somebody else paste a discount sticker on you. You’re priceless.” ~ Toni Sorenson

“If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” ~ Jean Sibelius

“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”~ Diane Von Furstenberg

“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” ~ Brigham Young

“The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.” ~ Ayn Rand

“Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”~ William James

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~ Lucille Ball

“Love yourself. Enough to take the actions required for your happiness. Enough to cut yourself loose from the drama-filled past. Enough to set a high standard for relationships. Enough to feed your mind and body in a healthy manner. Enough to forgive yourself. Enough to move on.” ~ Steve Maraboli

“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” ~ Maxwell Maltz

“When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.”  ~ Harry Palmer

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”~ Denis Waitley

“Self-pity is easily the most destructive of non-pharmaceutical narcotics. It is addictive, gives momentary pleasure, and separates the victim from reality!” ~ John W. Gardner

“Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.”~ Dan Coppersmith

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” ~ André Gide

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”~ Howard Washington Thurman

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde

“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

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~ Malcolm S. Forbes

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.”~ Helen Keller

“The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.” ~ Robert Hand

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”~ Benjamin Spock

“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

“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” ~ Kristen Neff

“Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.” ~ Ram Dass

“She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.” ~ Anais Nin

“It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.” ~  Sidney J. Harris

“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” ~ Kim McMillen

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

“I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” ~ Johnny Depp

“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.” ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

What is your favorite positive quote about self-worth? We must never allow someone else’s opinion to define who we are or who we can become. Share your thoughts below!

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