"Compassion for yourself is fundamental, since if you don’t care how you feel and want to do something about it, it’s hard to make an effort to become happier and more resilient. Compassion is both soft and muscular. For example, studies show that when people feel compassion, motor planning areas in the brain begin preparing for action." – Rick Hanson
"The Golden Rule is a two-way street: we should do unto ourselves as we do unto others." – Rick Hanson
"You get the benefits of both giving and receiving compassion when you offer it to yourself." – Rick Hanson
"Well-being comes from meeting our needs, not denying them." – Rick Hanson
"You should love others in the same measure as you love yourself—as if your neighbor were your very self." – Lawrence G. Lovasick
"Compassion for self and others may very well be the answer to healing our hurt, hate-filled world." – Laura Jack
"Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves." – Pema Chodron
"If you wish to be loved, love." – Seneca
"Unless we love and treat ourselves well, we are ill-equipped to do the same for others." – Angela C. Santomero
"We can truly love one another once we love who we are." –Angela C. Santomero
"To accept oneself completely is to know the truest kind of self-love." – Anonymous
"When you love yourself, there's no such thing as low self esteem. Establish true self esteem to experience the best kind of love with yourself." – Anonymous