self-compassion Quotes

“Promise yourself to think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds.”

“Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.”

“for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.”

“But when the school play doesn’t go the way she’d hoped, will she remember to show it to herself?”

“There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I’ll be through with them. That’s a very comforting thought.”

“If you knew all my story,” she pleaded, “you would have some compassion for me and a better understanding of me.”