Inspirational Quotes
Below is our collection of inspiring quotes to provide motivation, inspiration, and encouragement to you. They are about life, self-discovery, personal growth, and relationships. These quotes are uplifting to the heart, soul, and mind. Take a few moments to read some and slowly savor the valuable wisdom they offer. Reflect on the deep meaning and how it may apply to your life. Lastly, share your favorites with family and friends.
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by every moment that takes your breath away.” – Anonymous
Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya. – Walter Kaufmann
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~e.e. cummings
“Life is a long lesson in humility.” — James M. Barrie
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” — Don Swartz
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.” – William James
“Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.” W. Clement Stone
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep.” – Samuel Johnson,
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” — John Lennon
“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” — Tony Robbins
“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.” — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
“I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.” — Oscar Wilde
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.” — James Allen
“Live simply so others may simply live.” — Mother Teresa
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” — Henry David Thoreau
“In my beginning is my end.” – T.S. Eliot
“Oh the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.” — Dr. Seuss
“To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind – this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.” Henry Van Dyke
“A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.” — The Wizard of Oz
