Everyone loves a good quote!! The internet is full of life quotes, and it is safe to say that it has become somewhat trendy, I highly doubt you could scroll through social media without coming across one or fifty!
Life quotes can truly be inspirational to us. They can provide us with a positive mindset and the motivation we need to change our situation or our life, at times when we need to hear them the most.
When we are feeling unworthy or unloved they can instantly make us feel better, and therefore are great help at giving us a ‘quick fix’.
Ever had that ‘AH HA’ moment when you come across certain life quotes? They are not just words on a page but they can really encourage us to look deeper inside ourselves. Hannah Brooks Olsen explains how inspirational quotes affirm what we already know (or think we know) about ourselves.
Enjoy our list of 80 life quotes that you will relate to and inspire you on a daily basis!
- What we fear doing most is usually what we need to do – Ralph Waldo Emerson
2.“The purpose of our lives is to be happy” – Dalia Lama
3. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
4. “Things change and friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” – Stephen Chbosky
5. “Attachment is the root to all suffering” – Buddha
6. “ We are not human beings having a human experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience” – Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
7. “At some point, you have to realise that some people can stay in your heart but not your life” – Unknown
8. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears” – Les Brown
9. “In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect whole and complete” – Louise Hay
10. “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey
11. Nothing in the world is ever really wrong, even a stopped clock is right twice a day” – Paul Coelho
12. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, man cannot live without a spiritual life” – Buddah
13. “Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God being present in the mess of our unfixedness.” – Michael Yaconelli
14. “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us, when we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused” – Paul Coelho
15. “I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow” – Lee Christopher
16. “When you want something, all of the Universe conspires in helping you achieve it” – Paul Coelho
17. “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”— Lao-Tze
18. “Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I’m not perfect and I don’t live to be, but before you start pointing fingers…make sure you hands are clean!” – Bob Marley
19. “ The world is full of magical things waiting for our wits to grow sharper” – Eden Philpotts
20. “When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies within yourself” – Tecumseh
21. In the magical universe, there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen” – William S Burroughs
22. “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you” Roy Croft
23. “Love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny” – Paul Coelho
24. In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life – it goes on” Robert Frost
25. “Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own” – Paul Coelho
26. “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe
27. “ The biggest man coward is a man who awakens a women’s love with no intention of loving her” – Bob Marley
28. “Where there is love, there is life” – Mahatma Ghandi
29. “Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not” – Deepak Chopra
30. “The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest things without it” – Carl Jung
31. When you realize there is no lacking, the whole world belongs to you” – Lao Tzu
32. “Love understands love; It needs no talk” – Frances Havergal
33. “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated” – Maya Angelou
34. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ~ Margaret Mead
35. “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” Henry James
36. All is well in my world – Louise Hay
37. I accept that I am not in control and that a higher much more powerful force is – Unknown
38. Give yourself the gift of your very soul, it is always there within you, waiting, wishing and hoping for you to listen and it’s waiting to take you to land of dreams manifest – it has the map to your freedom and joy – Live awake
39. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make – Jane Goodall
40. “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
41. “In a world where you can be anything, be kind” – Unknown
42. “Get busy living or get busy dying” – Stephen King
43. When I hear somebody sigh “life is hard” I am always attempted to say compared to what?” – Sydney J Harris
44. “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it everyday” – Henri J.M. Nouwen
45. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
46. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” – Mark Twain
47. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” – Jackie Robinson
48. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” — Maya Angelou
49. “Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” — Ralph Ellison
50. “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” — Rosa Parks
51. “The sky isn’t the limit – the sky has no limit” – Sarah Barker
52. “Life is the sum of all your choices” – Unknown
53. “Don’t just to be good to others be good to yourself too” – Unknown
54. “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally for the human heart than the opposite” – Nelson Mandela
55. “Your life isn’t yours if you always care what people think” – Unknown
56. “A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset” – Unknown
57. “If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m short-changing myself” – Zanele Muholi
58. “Life is about making an impact and not an income” – Kevin Kruse
59. “Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be” –Grandma Moses
60. “You know who’s going through a lot right now? Literally everyone. Just be Kind”- Tiny Buddah
61. “I love when I realize I’m handling a situation better than my old self would have” – Dhalia Blell
62. “You’ve got to be honest with yourself about how much your participate in your own suffering” – Ash Alves
63. “Never be ashamed to say, I am worn out. I’ve had enough, I need some time for myself.” This isn’t being selfish. This isn’t being weak. That’s being human” – Topher Kearby
64. ” The best revenge is no revenge. Move on. Be happy. Find inner peace. Flourish” – Allissa Violet
65. ” I am so heavy on the ‘I love you’ and ‘be safe because life isn’t fair and life is too short” – Vic Moser
66. “You learn nothing from life if you think you are right all the time” – Tiny Buddah
67. “Sometimes all you can do is accept there’s not much you can do. And sometimes all you can control is how well you let go of control” – Lori Deschene
68. Breath, darling. This is just a chapter. It’s not your whole story” – S.C Lourie
69. “It’s okay if today wasn’t your day. Tomorrow is a new day” – Unknown
70. “Your life is as good as your mindset” – Unknown
71. Build your own dreams or someone will hire you to build theirs” – Farrah Gray
72. “If you look at what you have in life, you will always have more, if you look at what you don’t have in life you will never have enough” – Oprah Winfrey
73. “If you can dream it, you can achieve it” – Zig Ziglar
74. “What comes easy wont last long and what lasts long wont come easy” – Unknown
75. No one is you and that is your superpower – Unknown
76. “There are times in life, where instead of complaining you do some about your complaints” – Rita Dove
77. “Success isn’t about how your life looks to others, but about how it feels to yourself.” – Unknown
78. “Don’t stop until you are proud” – Unknown
79. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” – Jackie Robinson
80. “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it” – Chinese proverbs
Final thoughts
Okay, so life quotes alone probably wont be enough to transform your life, but if they resonate with you and they encourage you to look at yourself on a deeper level, a situation that you are finding difficult, or they even provide a quick boost when you are feeling down then they are certainly doing what they are meant to do.
XOX
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