To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. —Thich Nhat Hanh
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, peace activist

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Regina Houston from Muscatine Iowa SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Everybody should love yourself you don't need people to tell you your beautiful you need to believe you are beautiful you don't need to be accepted by people if they don't except it's there loss you need to except yourself and keep your head up and keep focusing on what's important in life then other peoples opinion.
Harvey from Tulalip JANUARY 30, 2017
Truth.
Khorrami from Iran AUGUST 5, 2016
Who cares you are not superficially beautiful when intellectually are.
Ruth from Raleigh N JULY 21, 2016
Great Revelation to live by!!!
Lydia from New Orleans JULY 20, 2016
If you don't love yourself you will never know your worth and value of who you are
Lucifer from HYD JULY 20, 2016
Lovely!!!!
Ceasar from NY JULY 19, 2016
True
Mary from Rochester, N.Y. JULY 19, 2016
So true so very true!
Alex from Lake Tahoe JULY 19, 2016
To know one self is the key to true acceptance of one's self. The why's and how's must be dealt with prier to accepting what's really there.
Nancy JULY 19, 2016
Accept yourself..yes..here and now. Ur beautiful as long as ur intentions r good. U have.urself.and don't need.anyone negative in ur circle.
Cheryl from PA JULY 19, 2016
Lovely. Simply lovely
Joe from NSB,FL32169 JULY 19, 2016
Great Sentiment!
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