Character Quote by Honore de Balzac

Self-love . . . is the sole antagonist of virtue, leading us constantly by our propensities to self-gratification in violation of our moral duties to others.

— Thomas Jefferson

Self-love is a principle of action; but among no class of human beings has nature so profusely distributed this principle of life and action…

— Isaac D'Israeli

Self-love then does not constitute THIS or THAT to be our interest or good; but, our interest or good being constituted by nature and…

— Joseph Butler

“Love does not experience insecurity because love is aware of its own power. From the book - The 7 Mystical Laws of Self-healing”

— Sanjiv Ranjan

Self-love is more precious than anything on planet earth.

— Zenzile

Self-love is always the mainspring, more or less concealed, of our actions; it is the wind which swells the sails, without which the ship…

— Emilie du Chatelet

Self-love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them; and we judge…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Self-love is an instrument useful but dangerous; it often wounds the hand which makes use of it, and seldom does good without doing harm.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Self-love makes our friends appear more or less deserving in proportion to the delight we take in them, and the measures by whichwe judge…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we…

— Andrew Matthews

“Self-love is the most important love to have. When we love ourselves we’re much happier and need less from others. There can still be…

— Darryl Duke

Love of self and love of life connects us with the prosperity of the Universe. Self-love creates self-expression and allows us to be creative…

— Louise Hay