Self Compassion Quotes

It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.

Be patient with yourself even when you make mistakes.

We are not evil, inadequate or incompetent when our relationships fail.

ONE MUST BE COMPASSIONATE TO ONE'S SELF BEFORE EXTERNAL COMPASSION.

Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.

I am patient and loving with my fearful thoughts. Be patient and loving with every fearful thought. Practice observing your fears as a witness, and you'll see them dissolve.

When will you have a little pity for every soft thing that walks through the world, yourself included.

Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.

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.

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

I, who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself.

You can sit there forever, lamenting about how bad you've been, feeling guilty until you die, and not one tiny slice of that guilt will do anything to change a single thing in the past. Forgive yourself, then MOVE ON!