100+ Powerful Quote Copywriting Examples for Social Media Success

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

It is not that I'm so smart, but that I stay with problems longer.

To know yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

True wisdom comes not from thinking, but from observing.

Do more than others expect, work when others tire, learn while others sleep.

A single conversation with a wise person is worth a month's study of books.

The fool thinks himself wise, but the wise man knows he is a fool.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Where there is love, there is life.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

Love makes the time pass; time makes love pass.

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every day.

You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

If I had to define love in one word, I would say… you.

Love is the bridge between two hearts that speak without words.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Dream big, start small, act now.

The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.

Success doesn’t just come and find you, you have to go out and get it.

Dream it. Wish it. Do it.

Done is better than perfect.

I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.

I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it.

My phone battery lasts longer than my relationships.

I don’t need a personal trainer. My dog runs fast enough.

I’m not lazy, I’m in energy-saving mode.

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

I put my phone on airplane mode, but it’s not flying anywhere.

I asked God for a bike, but I know God works in mysterious ways. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.

I don’t make mistakes. I execute unexpected experiments in creativity.

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.

Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Scars are tattoos with better stories.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.

Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.

It’s okay to be a glowstick: sometimes you have to break before you shine.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Man is the measure of all things.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Everything that changes brings its own blend of pain and pleasure.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.

Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

Knowing what is right does not mean we will choose to do it.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

Success is not owned, it’s rented—and the rent is due every day.

Success isn’t just about what you accomplish, it’s about what you inspire others to do.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Lost time is never found again.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Your relationship with time is your most important relationship.

Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying ‘I don’t want to.’

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

One minute of thought is worth more than a lifetime of experience.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Time is money.

Make each second count, because time never waits for anyone.

Change is the only constant in life.

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

Creativity takes courage.

The creative adult is the child who survived.

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

A different language is a different vision of life.