It’s not just because it’s Monday (but that doesn’t help.) It’s not just because you got in a fight with your friend or ate too much snacks while binge-watching shows all weekend instead of going outside. Sometimes, we just don’t feel great and struggle with our self-esteem. Thankfully, Thought Catalog has compiled a list of enlightening quotes that are sure to give you a boost:
- “Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.” — Karl Lagerfeld
- “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” — Charlotte Brontë
- “The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.” — Mark Twain
- “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” — Michael J. Fox
- “When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” — Jodi Picoult
- ”The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” — C. Joybell C.
- “You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” — Yogi Bhajan
- “How would your life be different if… you stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others.” — Steve Maraboli
- “Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.” — Shannon L. Alder
- “Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.” — Marcus Aurelius