No amount of self-improvement ...

No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.
 Robert Holden

Quotes from the same author

Stop talking to people about what you will do; show them instead what your are doing.
 Robert Holden
Your intention to love, no matter what, is the absolute key to happiness.
 Robert Holden
The final and only act of healing is to accept that there is nothing wrong with you.
 Robert Holden
Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted.
 Robert Holden
Like a fragrance to a flower, true happiness is an expression of your unconditional self...the real you.
 Robert Holden