100+ Encouraging Quotes to Lift Your Spirits

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

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

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

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

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Dream big, start small, act now.

Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Let your light shine so others may find their way.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

We rise by lifting others.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.

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

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

True wisdom comes not from knowledge, but understanding.

The fool speaks, the wise man listens.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

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

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

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

Where there is love, there is life.

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

Love makes the world go round, but it also breaks hearts.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.

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

Love is an endless act of forgiveness.

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.

If I had to choose between breathing and loving you, I would use my last breath to say 'I love you.'

Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

I’m not lazy, I’m just conserving energy for future catastrophes.

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

I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands.

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

I put my phone in airplane mode, but it’s not flying. What gives?

My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.

I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap… and maybe tacos.

If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success.

I followed my dreams... then I woke up.

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

I didn’t lose my temper today. I just misplaced it strategically.

My diet starts tomorrow. Always has, always will.

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

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.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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

Success is not measured by how high you climb, but how many people you bring with you.

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

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

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Success is not how much money you make, it’s about the lives you touch.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

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

Lost time is never found again.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

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

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.

If you waste one hour of time, you can never get it back.

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. When you value your time, you’ll stop wasting it.

Resilience is knowing you can endure anything life throws at you.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Scars are proof that you survived.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn’t.

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

Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is ask for help.

When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.

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

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Small daily improvements lead to stunning results.

Don’t compare yourself to others. Be like a sunflower; always reach for the light.

Growth begins when you accept where you are and commit to improving every day.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you’ll ever make.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.

Every expert was once a beginner.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.

The journey of self-improvement never ends, and that’s the beauty of it.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground.