100+ Encourage Life Quotes to Inspire Your Daily Motivation

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“Resilience is knowing you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

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

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

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” – James Lane Allen

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African Proverb

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – J.K. Rowling

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right.” – Kofi Annan

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” – Brené Brown

“To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” – Søren Kierkegaard

“Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is having fear but choosing to act anyway.” – Jamie Foxx

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison

“I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” – Thomas Edison

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Liane Cardes

“Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.” – Gabrielle Bernstein

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” – Henry Ford

“You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent van Gogh

“Your self-worth is determined by you. Nobody can tell you who you are.” – Beyoncé

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” – Peter T. McIntyre

“Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do. Not even me.” – Steve Maraboli

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” – B.B. King

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Growth begins when we accept our weaknesses.” – Jean Vanier

“We learn something valuable every day, even from our failures.” – Roy T. Bennett

“The capacity to learn faster than competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.” – Arie de Geus

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

“Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” – John F. Kennedy

“Knowledge is power.” – Francis Bacon

“Becoming is better than being.” – Carol Dweck

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

“Purpose is the reason we strive, the source of our perseverance, and the driving force behind meaningful achievement.” – Simon Sinek

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs

“Purpose is the key to unlocking your fullest potential.” – Tony Robbins

“Let your passions lead you to your purpose.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder—a waif.” – Thomas Carlyle

“Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, and everything else will fall into place.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Cicero

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.” – Tecumseh

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude, the more likely you are to be happy.” – Zig Ziglar

“Say thank you. It costs nothing and can change everything.” – Kevin Courtney

“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” – Emily Dickinson

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Suzanne Collins

“When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen: There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly.” – Patrick Overton

“Hope is the dream of a waking man.” – Aristotle

“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something is worth doing, even if it does not turn out well.” – Václav Havel

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Hope is the companion of power, the mother of success.” – Samuel Smiles

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” – Anna Quindlen

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

“Hope is being able to see that tomorrow can be better than today.” – Anonymous

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” – Princess Diana

“A little kindness goes a long way.” – Anonymous

“Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” – Robert Green Ingersoll

“Always be a little kinder than necessary.” – James M. Barrie

“Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of relationships.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will be all of these.” – George Washington Carver

“Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.” – Prophet Muhammad

“Throw kindness around like confetti.” – Anonymous

“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.” – Eckhart Tolle

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” – Bil Keane

“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” – Abraham Maslow

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“Now is the only time over which we have dominion.” – W. Somerset Maugham

“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” – George Orwell

“Each moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha

“Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.” – Buddha

“This moment is your life. Don’t miss it.” – Anonymous