Leaving a job, place, or a relationship often resonates deeply, marking transitions filled with emotions and introspection. Quotes have a unique ability to encapsulate these feelings, offering solace and perspective as we turn the page to new chapters. In this article, we explore ten specific aspects of leave, each accompanied by twelve evocative quotes. Whether you are saying goodbye to colleagues, shifting to a new city, or ending a chapter in your personal life, these quotes serve as timeless reminders of hope, growth, and new beginnings.
Inspirational Leave Quotes
"This is not a goodbye, but a thank you for coming into my life." - Nicholas Sparks
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu
"Every exit is an entry somewhere else." - Tom Stoppard
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss
"You are the hero of your own story." - Joseph Campbell
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Change is the law of life." - John F. Kennedy
"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." - Neale Donald Walsch
"Leaving a path means opening a new one." - Paulo Coelho
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!" - Henry David Thoreau
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin." - Tony Robbins
"What feels like the end is often the beginning." - Anonymous
Leave Quotes for New Beginnings
"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect." - Alan Cohen
"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." - Lao Tzu
"Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." - Anonymous
"No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning." - Native American Proverb
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain
"The beginning is the most important part of the work." - Plato
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca
"At any given moment you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end." - Christine Mason Miller
"Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath and start again." - Anonymous
"Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully." - Oprah Winfrey
Reflective Leave Quotes
"To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment." - Eckhart Tolle
"Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success." - Richard Carlson
"Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind." - Nathaniel Hawthorne
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius
"Learning without reflection is a waste." - Confucius
"Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things then better yourself." - Sonya Teclai
"We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience." - John Dewey
"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart." - Carl Jung
"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart who looks for the best in people." - Anonymous
"Observe all men; thyself most." - Benjamin Franklin
Farewell Quotes for Colleagues
"Goodbye always makes my throat hurt." - Charlie Brown
"Working with you has been a striking adventure." - Anonymous
"We will meet again, and soon. I am sure of it." - Tsugumi Ohba
"Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven." - Tryon Edwards
"Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Remember, it’s only goodbye for now." - Anonymous
"Parting is just another form of fatigue." - Satyajit Ray
"A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles." - Tim Cahill
"We'll be friends forever, just you wait and see." - Pooh Bear
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl
"The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back." - Wendy Wunder
"Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means I'll miss you until we meet again." - Anonymous
Uplifting Quotes for Leaving Home
"Home is the starting place of love, hopes and dreams." - Anonymous
"There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart." - Mahatma Gandhi
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning." - Ivy Baker Priest
"Home is where one starts from." - T.S. Eliot
"You can never go home again." - Thomas Wolfe
"Home is not a place…it’s a feeling." - Cecelia Ahern
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." - Helen Keller
"Follow your dreams, they know the way." - Anonymous
"Leaving the nest doesn’t mean clipping your wings." - Anonymous
"Sometimes you have to move on without certain people. If they're meant to be in your life, they'll catch up." - Mandy Hale
"Home is not where you live, but where they understand you." - Christian Morgenstern
"Home is the dearest spot of earth to me." - Lydia Maria Child
Comforting Leave Quotes for Relationships
"Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny." - Steve Maraboli
"If you love someone, let them go." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Some things are better left broken than mended." - Anonymous
"The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained." - Anonymous
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart." - Washington Irving
"Distance means so little when someone means so much." - Tom McNeal
"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no separation." - Rumi
"You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway." - Steve Maraboli
"True love is never blind to faults. It does not condone wrong, but it accepts them, flaws and all." - Anonymous
"It’s better to be alone than with the wrong person." - Anonymous
"We loved with a love that was more than love." - Edgar Allan Poe
"Time and distance don’t mean a thing, the love you have will stay forever." - Anonymous
Motivational Quotes for Career Change
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." - George S. Patton
"Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it." - Katharine Whitehorn
"You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do." - Carl Jung
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." - William James
"Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise." - Anonymous
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry David Thoreau
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius
"The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it." - Anonymous
Poignant Goodbye Quotes
"Goodbye without reason is the most painful one." - Anonymous
"I can’t remember all the times I told myself to hold on. Things will get better." - Anonymous
"The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye." - Jimi Hendrix
"The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last." - Moira Rogers
"Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters." - Trey Parker
"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." - Winnie the Pooh
"Even if you know what’s coming, you’re never prepared for how it feels." - Anonymous
"Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means I'll miss you until we meet again." - Anonymous
"Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed." - Anonymous
"This is the part where I say goodbye." - Anonymous
"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again." - Charles Dickens
"The return makes one love the farewell." - Alfred de Musset
Life Transition Leave Quotes
"Life is an adventure. Take the leap." - Anonymous
"There’s courage in letting go." - Anonymous
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning." - Louis L'Amour
"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer
"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." - Booker T. Washington
"Transition is a time for reflection, a rethinking of paths and a redefining of goals." - Anonymous
"Trading your goals for growth reshapes life." - Anonymous
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Every experience is a lesson. Every loss is a gain." - Sathya Sai Baba
"Embrace the current season of your life." - Gabrielle Bernstein
"Life is a journey, not a destination." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courageous Leave Quotes
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - E.E. Cummings
"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take." - Lewis Carroll
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain
"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." - John Wayne
"The brave man is not he who feels no fear, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela
"Fortune always favors the brave." - Anonymous
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." - Nelson Mandela
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - André Gide
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." - Stephen King
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage." - Anaïs Nin
Final words
Leave-taking can be a challenging yet insightful experience, whether it's saying goodbye to a person, place, or phase in life. As this article illustrates, quotes can provide comfort, encouragement, and a fresh perspective during these transitions. They capture the essence of human emotions and aspirations, motivating us to embrace new beginnings while cherishing experiences and memories. With thoughtful reflection and courage, leave-taking becomes a stepping stone to growth and new possibilities. May these quotes inspire and uplift you as you journey through the phases of leaving and continuing onward.
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