Top 94 Inspirational Quotes on Life (BEAUTIFUL)

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.

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.

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
Stewart O’Nan

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. – **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

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

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.

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

The ONE Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan

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.

Success is about doing the right thing. Not about doing everything right.”
The ONE Thing

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

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.

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

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Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,
Jeremiah Say

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