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Some motivation for all.

English
Believe in yourself.
Believe in the me that believes in you.


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yalsar uar.
/'jalsar 'uar/
trust-V-IMP self

yalsar aesk zhed yalsa ost.
/'jalsar 'esk ʒəd 'jalsa 'ɔst/
trust-V-IMP 1SG REL trust-V 2SG

Spanish

Cree en ti mismo.
[ˈkɾe.e en ti ˈmismo]
cre-e en ti mism-o-Ø
believe-IMP.SG.FAM in 2SG.FAM.PREP same-M-SG
Believe in yourself.

(mismo "same" here is analogous to the "self" in "yourself")

Cree en el yo que cree en ti. (I think this is right)
[ˈkɾe.e en el jo ke ˈkɾe.e en ti]
cre-e en el yo que cre-e en ti
believe-IMP.SG.FAM in DEF.M.SG 1SG.NOM REL believe-3SG.PRS.IND in 2SG.FAM.PREP
Believe in the me that believes in you.

Meskosi Saítin

Hakak kim lo nafwo nafwo, hakak kim lo siní fa siní ktí hakak kim-nin lo nafwo.
/hakak kɪm lɤ nafwɑ nafwɑ hakak kɪm lɤ sɪni fa sɪni t͡ʃi hakak kɪmnɪn lɤ nafwɑ/
Good know of 2ND-DUP, good know of that 1ST that COP.PRES good know-PRES.IMP of 2ND.
Believe in yourself, Believe in the me that believes in you.

Süm jaroz

Velhhes magašad.
[ˈʋɛlçɛs ˈmɑgɑʃɑd]
believe-SUBJ-2SG.PRS self-2SG.POSS-LAT
"Believe in yourself."

Velhhes magad velhhetthör šed.
[ˈʋɛlçɛs ˈmɑgɑd ˈʋɛlçɛθːør ˈʃɛd]
believe-SUBJ.2SG.PRS self-LAT believe-3SG.AOR-SUBR 2SG.LAT
"Believe in the me that believes in you."

German

Glaub an dich.
[glaʊ̯p ʔan dɪç]
believe.IMP.2SG at 2SG.REFL.ACC
Believe in yourself.

[Note that the 2SG reflexive pronoun is identical to the accusative form]

Glaube an das Ich, das an dich glaubt.
[glaʊ̯bə ʔan das ʔɪç, das ʔan dɪç glaʊ̯pt]
believe.IMP.2SG at DEF.NEUT.ACC 1SG, REL at 2SG.ACC believe.3SG
Believe in the me that believes in you.

Esperanto

Kredu al vi mem.
/ˈkɾedu al vi mem/
kred-u al vi mem
believe-IMP PREP.DAT PRO.2 yourself

:ina: Interlingua

Crede in te mesme.
/ˈkrede in te ˈmesme/
crede-0 in te mesme
believe-IMP in PRO.2SG.ACC self