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Top 94 Inspirational Quotes on Life (BEAUTIFUL)

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Top 24 Unique Life Quotes to Live By (INSPIRATIONAL)

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life ought not merely to contain acts of worship, it should be an act of worship. - John Blanchard
Life ought not merely to contain acts of worship, it should be an act of worship. – John Blanchard
Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.
Live your best, and act your best, and think your best each day, for there may be no tomorrows.
Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. - Mark Twain
Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. – Mark Twain
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God’s paradise. - Phillips Brooks
Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God’s paradise. – Phillips Brooks
The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life. - Albert Einstein
The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life. – Albert Einstein
Make sure the thing you are living for is worth dying for. - Charles Mayes
Make sure the thing you are living for is worth dying for. – Charles Mayes
Life is a flower of which love is the honey. - Victor Hugo
Life is a flower of which love is the honey. – Victor Hugo
Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet. - Sarah Louise Delany
Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet. – Sarah Louise Delany
We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions. - Richard Steele
We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions. – Richard Steele
The most important thing in life is to live your life for something more important than your life.
The most important thing in life is to live your life for something more important than your life.
Life is not measured by length but by depth. Birthdays tell us how long we have been on the road, not how far we have travelled. - Vance Havner
Life is not measured by length but by depth. Birthdays tell us how long we have been on the road, not how far we have travelled. – Vance Havner
What makes life dreary is absence of motive. What makes life complicated is multiplicity of motive. What makes life victorious is singleness of motive. - George Eliot
What makes life dreary is absence of motive. What makes life complicated is multiplicity of motive. What makes life victorious is singleness of motive. – George Eliot
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - Pablo Picasso
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. – Pablo Picasso
It is not how long but how well we live that matters. - Jeremiah Say
It is not how long but how well we live that matters. – Jeremiah Say
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. - Maya Angelou
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. – Maya Angelou
Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life.
Life can only be enjoyed as one acquires a true perspective of life and death and of the real purpose of life. – Spiros Zodhiates
The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. - Richard J. Needham
The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. – Richard J. Needham
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. - Oliver Goldsmith
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. – Oliver Goldsmith
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death. - George Whitefield
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death. – George Whitefield

7 of the Best Quotes on Life (EMPOWER)

Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live. - Natalie Babbitt
Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live. – Natalie Babbitt
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life? - Audrey Niffenegger
Don’t you think it’s better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life? – Audrey Niffenegger
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. But you can decide how you’re going to live now. - Joan Baez
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. But you can decide how you’re going to live now. – Joan Baez
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. - Roy T. Bennett
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. – Roy T. Bennett
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. - Anais Nin
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anais Nin
Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. - Paulo Coelho
Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. – Paulo Coelho
The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. - Stephanie Perkins
The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. – Stephanie Perkins

27 Unique Inspirational Life Quotes (SWEET LIFE)

You couldn’t relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole–like the world, or the person you loved.” – Click to Tweet

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Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless.
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. - Viktor Frankl
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – Viktor Frankl
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. - Albert Einstein
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – Albert Einstein
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. - Seneca
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. – Seneca
In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back. - Charlie Brown
In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back. – Charlie Brown
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. - Mae West
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein
Get busy living or get busy dying. - Stephen King
Get busy living or get busy dying. – Stephen King
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. - Thomas Szasz
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. – Thomas Szasz
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. - Andre Gide
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide
It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have. - Fred Rogers
It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have. – Fred Rogers
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. - Henry Ford
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. – Henry Ford
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Soren Kierkegaard
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. – Soren Kierkegaard
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. - Jeff Olson
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. – Jeff Olson
Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. - Confucius
Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. – Confucius
I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. - Neil Armstrong
I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. – Neil Armstrong
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mahatma Gandhi
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. – Mahatma Gandhi
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Dolly Parton
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. - Lillian Dickson
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. – Lillian Dickson
Only a life lived for others is worth living. - Albert Einstein
Only a life lived for others is worth living. – Albert Einstein
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple - Dr. Seuss
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple – Dr. Seuss
Life is about making an impact, not making an income. - Kevin Kruse
Life is about making an impact, not making an income. – Kevin Kruse
Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'. - Viktor E. Frankl
Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’. – Viktor E. Frankl
The journey starts with a single step—not with thinking about taking a step. - Jeff Olson
The journey starts with a single step—not with thinking about taking a step. – Jeff Olson
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

40 Beautiful Life Quotes to Make You Reflect (PONDER)

The less you give a damn to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become. - Jeremiah Say
The less you give a damn to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become. – Jeremiah Say
Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude. - Anne Frank
Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude. – Anne Frank
A meaningful silence is always better than a meaningless words.
A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words.
I want to be like water. I want to slip through fingers, but hold up a ship. - Michelle Williams
I want to be like water. I want to slip through fingers, but hold up a ship. – Michelle Williams
No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. - Carl Jung
No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. – Carl Jung
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. - George Harrison
If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. – George Harrison
Death ends a life, not a relationship. - Mitch Albom
Death ends a life, not a relationship. – Mitch Albom
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. - Michael Cunningham
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. – Michael Cunningham
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. - Oprah Winfrey
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. – Oprah Winfrey
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. - Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. - Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. – Oscar Wilde
Watch what you say, and whatever you say, practice it. - Soyen Shaku
Watch what you say, and whatever you say, practice it. – Soyen Shaku
In every life, we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. - Bobby Mcferrin
In every life, we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. – Bobby Mcferrin
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. - Maya Angelou
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. – Maya Angelou
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. - George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. – George Bernard Shaw
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. - Mulan
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. – Mulan
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life. - Terry Pratchett
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. – Terry Pratchett
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy. - Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy. – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memory is sweet, cherish it. - Jeremiah Say
Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memory is sweet, cherish it. – Jeremiah Say
I’d rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done. - Lucille Ball
I’d rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done. – Lucille Ball
Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?
Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?
The groundwork of all happiness is health. - Leigh Hunt
The groundwork of all happiness is health. – Leigh Hunt
By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before. - Edwin Elliot
By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before. – Edwin Elliot
You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little. - Napoleon Hill
You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little. – Napoleon Hill
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss
Every choice you make is creating your future. Choose wisely. - Joe Tichio
Every choice you make is creating your future. Choose wisely. – Joe Tichio
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love the life you live. Live the life you love. - Bob Marley
Love the life you live. Live the life you love. – Bob Marley
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. - Albert Einstein
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. – Albert Einstein
You are what you love, not what loves you. - Donald Kaufman
You are what you love, not what loves you. – Donald Kaufman
Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. - Leo Buscaglia
Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. – Leo Buscaglia
Take time to enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
Take time to enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault
Life is different when we discover what is deeply important to us. - Stephen Covey
Life is different when we discover what is deeply important to us. – Stephen Covey
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. - Andre Gide
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. – Andre Gide
Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of being. - Eckhart Tolle
Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of being. – Eckhart Tolle
Life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. - Neale Donald Walsch
Life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. – Neale Donald Walsch
Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. - Richard L. Evan
Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. – Richard L. Evan
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. - Og Mandino
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. – Og Mandino
Be so rooted in your being that nobody's absence or presence can disturb your inner peace. - Jeremiah Say
Be so rooted in your being that nobody’s absence or presence can disturb your inner peace. – Jeremiah Say

Conclusion: The Power of Words in Our Lives

We have all been hurt so I’m guessing you are familiar with how powerful words can be.

Words can no doubt cause destruction and tear down lives but when used wisely, words can heal and resurrect a broken soul.

Life is complicated but it is a little easier when we have quotes.”

Jeremiah Say

Not just any word but words that are in the form of life-altering, life-changing quotes.

Here, you can find the best and most encouraging life quotes that I had consolidated over the past several months so you can be encouraged to persevere during your toughest moment.

These life quotes had given me strength during my darkest hour and I hope they will do the same for you.

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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

3 Self-development Books That Changed My Life

This book teaches me to appreciate the little things.

No matter how bad my life may be, it will never be as bad as the days of Viktor Frankl at Auschwitz.

If Victor can find meaning in life in the midst of terrible sufferings, anybody can.

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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.“

Viktor Frankl

In the past, I was always stressful and anxious about doing everything right. Not only that, I wanted to do everything well.

Needless to say, I overstressed myself to the point of depression.

This book has given me the ‘aha moment.’

It was like putting down a huge boulder so I could walk weightless and freely on cloud nine.

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Success is about doing the right thing. Not about doing everything right.”

The ONE Thing

I wasn’t as gifted like many of my friends.

I desperately wanted to be like them and therefore I spent many hours researching what separates the best from the rest.

This book shows that the gifted are rarely talented people.

They just have that little advantage over everyone else and is what Jeff dubbed as The Slight Edge.

If you want to know the secret to live a meaningful life of abundance, then this book is definitely a must-read.

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Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.”

Jeff olson

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Sharing is loving; loving is sharing.

If you find any mistake on this page or if you have any quote that you want to add here, please let me know.

Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,
Jeremiah Say

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