Dear Quote by Voltaire

Self-love is the instrument of our preservation.

— Voltaire

“Self love is like that instrument by which we propagate the species: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure,…

— Voltaire

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

“There is only one passion which satisfies man’s need to unite himself with the world, and to acquire at the same time a sense…

— Erich Fromm

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

“In order to love others, we have to love ourselves deeply enough, to be able to forgive ourselves and become responsible, with self respect…

— Gian Kumar

Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated…

— Joseph Butler

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

“To fully step into self-love and acknowledge the intricacies of love, we must be aware of who we are, what we want, and the…

— Jack Rasmussen

Self-love is the foundation of our loving practice. Without it our other efforts to love fail. Giving ourselves love we provide our inner being…

— Bell Hooks

“Human love is to devote a part of ourselves to the providence of another existence. To be without this devotion is to be void…

— Michael Hollingworth

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