Wisdom and Quotes to Remind You About Your Inner Beauty

In a world where the outer appearance is often considered more important than inner beauty, it's always refreshing to find wisdom about the importance of your inner self. Below are some quotes from people who may not have been aware of all their own beauty but nonetheless possessed great wisdom and insight.

"I am convinced that as long as there is a single man on earth who will shed tears at my grave, I shall live." - Leonardo da Vinci

“You should never compare yourself with anyone in this world because we're all different and unique in our own ways." - Marilyn Monroe

“You are more beautiful than you believe, and you have the power to change your beliefs. You can be the master of your own destiny.” - Benjamin Kelly

"It is not what's on the outside that counts but what's inside a person." - Hermans Henry Raeside

"In every woman there is another who is hidden and trapped in her own body, waiting for rescue or permission to live." - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world." - Dhammapada

"The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical." - Sophia Loren

"Your inner beauty should not be limited by others' opinions or definitions." - Steve Maraboli

“You don't need anyone to complete you. You are already complete. You just need someone to appreciate you.” - Cher

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." - Buddha

"The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides." - Audrey Hepburn

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." - Dalai Lama XIV

"Understanding other people starts with understanding yourself first and foremost." - Steve Maraboli

"Beauty comes from within us. It reflects our deepest nature and truth." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama XIV

"Your skin is your largest organ. It's a privilege not everyone has." - RuPaul

"Beauty fades. Personalities prevail." - Marilyn Monroe

"[Y]our inside must become as beautiful as the outside of you... your personality needs polishing like the surface of a diamond in order for it to shine brightly with beauty and warmth..." - Deepak Chopra

“You are exactly as big as what you love and nothing else.” ― Marianne Williamson

“There is no need to scale great heights; just see how high I am already from where you stand.” ― Rabindranath Tagore

"People can't see your brilliance, that's why you need to BLAZE as bright as you ever can." - Lady Gaga

"You are beautiful! You are amazing! You are you!" - The Ting Tings

"I'm beautiful in my way. Cause God makes no mistakes. I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way." "I hear it in the beat and I feel it in my heart... Don't hide yourself in regret, just love yourself and you're set. I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way." - Lady Gaga

You are beautiful! You are amazing! You are you! The more often we think about our own worthiness, the easier it becomes to believe that others feel this way too. With each compliment or encouraging word from someone else, there is an opportunity for us to pay forward their kindness by thinking "thank you" even if they do not know how much power those two words have on our self-worth.