“Would you take better care of yourself
Would you be kinder to yourself
Would you be more forgiving of your human imperfections
If you realized your best friend was yourself”

"Best Friend"; written and sung by Reddy
Lyrics, "I Don't Know How To Love Him"(1971)

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Helen Reddy19

Australian actress 1941

Christian D. Larson (1874–1962) Prolific author of metaphysical and New Thought books

Source: Your Forces and How to Use Them (1912), Chapter 3, p. 49

“The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“You can take pride in yourself without comparing yourself to anybody else. If you run your race and be the best that you can be, then you can feel good about yourself.”

Joel Osteen (1963) American televangelist and author

Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

“You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“You sacrifice yourself, your wealth torments you,
You give away yourself,
You don't take care of yourself, you don't love yourself;
Great agony always compels you,
The agony of an overflowing barn, an overabundant heart;
But no one thanks you any longer …”

Friedrich Nietzsche book Dionysian-Dithyrambs

Dionysian-Dithyrambs (1888)

“That's the problem with best friends. Sometimes they know you better than you know yourself.”

Cecily von Ziegesar (1970) American writer

Source: Nobody Does it Better

“You just need to put yourself out there the worst case is you will get rejected but you will get a lot more opportunities that you would if you just never really put yourself out and it may not be an easy thing to do to step outside your comfort zone and really put yourself out there.”

Ire Aderinokun (1991) Nigerian front end developer

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5PfGItfqg8 Ire Aderinokun speaking on Rejection.

“Always take care of yourself, of your spirit, be true to yourself, build a very thick skin where you understand that your value is outside of people’s opinions about you, and you’ll be okay.”

Simisola Kosoko (1988) Nigerian singer and songwriter

Source: https://notjustok.com/article/interviews/simi-in-conversation-with-notjustok-for-womens-history-month/ Simi on an interview during Women History Month