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.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” — Tony Robbins
“One reason so few of us achieves what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.” — Tony Robbins
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.” — Albert Schweitzer
“To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Thomas Carlyle
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S. Eliot
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by what you bring to life.” – John Homer Miller
“Time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time.” – T.S. Eliot
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” –
John Wooden
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles
“We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” – T.S. Eliot
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” – Louisa May Alcott
You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. – John Wooden
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” – E. E. Cummings
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
“Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.” – Mark Twain
“If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.” – T.S. Eliot
“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
