82 Short Deep Quotes About Life (INSPIRATION)

Updated onDecember 2, 2023

Top 20 Most Famous Short Deep Quotes (BEST)

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

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde — Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. – Anne Frank — I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. – Anne Frank

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. – Martin Luther King Jr. — If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. — Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. – Vivian Greene

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – Babe Ruth — Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – Babe Ruth

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 not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. – Robert Louis Stevenson — Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever. - Peter Hagerty — Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever. – Peter Hagerty

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

Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. - Rumi — Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. – Rumi

Life is too short to waste time on things that don't matter. — Life is too short to waste time on things that don’t matter.

An unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates — An unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates

We are twice armed if we fight with faith. - Plato — We are twice armed if we fight with faith. – Plato

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. – Lao Tzu — When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. – Lao Tzu

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius — Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius

He who is brave is free. - Seneca — He who is brave is free. – Seneca

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci — Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein — Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. — Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. – Charlie Chaplin

22 Inspirational Short Deep Quotes About Life

You do not find the happy life. You make it. – Camilla Eyring Kimball — You do not find the happy life. You make it. – Camilla Eyring Kimball

The most wasted of days is one without laughter. – E.E. Cummings — The most wasted of days is one without laughter. – E.E. Cummings

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam — Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler — The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive. – Hafez

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi — You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive. – Maya Angelou — My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive. – Maya Angelou

Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. - Christopher Reeve — Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. – Christopher Reeve

It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts. – Ella Fitzgerald — It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts. – Ella Fitzgerald

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. — Khalil Gibran — Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. — Khalil Gibran

Either you run the day, or the day runs you. – Jim Rohn — Either you run the day, or the day runs you. – Jim Rohn

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice. – Jim Rohn — Happiness is not by chance, but by choice. – Jim Rohn

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama — Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama

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

Knowing what must be done does away with fear. - Rosa Parks — Knowing what must be done does away with fear. – Rosa Parks

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky. – Sonia Gandhi — Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky. – Sonia Gandhi

Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it. – Lindsey Vonn

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. — Elbert Hubbard — A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. — Elbert Hubbard

Every noble work is at first impossible. - Thomas Carlyle — Every noble work is at first impossible. – Thomas Carlyle

Make each day your masterpiece. – John Wooden — Make each day your masterpiece. – John Wooden

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

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

20 Motivational Short Deep Quotes on Success

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. - Helen Keller — We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. – Helen Keller

Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. - Samuel Beckett — Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett

I would rather die of passion than of boredom. – Vincent van Gogh — I would rather die of passion than of boredom. – Vincent van Gogh

I don’t walk away from things I think are unfinished. – Arnold Schwarzenegger — I don’t walk away from things I think are unfinished. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot — It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot

Don’t wait, the time will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill — Don’t wait, the time will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill

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

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi — Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results.

The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra — The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra

Whatever you do, do with all your might. - Marcus Tullius Cicero — Whatever you do, do with all your might. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. – Benjamin Franklin — I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. – Benjamin Franklin

Tough times never last, but tough people do. – Dr. Robert Schuller

Good things happen to those who hustle. - Anais Nin — Good things happen to those who hustle. – Anais Nin

Take the risk or lose the chance. — Take the risk or lose the chance.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart — The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart

Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb — Fall seven times, stand up eight. – Japanese proverb

Success is the child of audacity. - Benjamin Disraeli — Success is the child of audacity. – Benjamin Disraeli

The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything. – Frank Sinatra

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -- Herman Melville — It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. — Herman Melville

20 Wise Short Deep Quotes that Will Make You Think

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anais Nin — Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anais Nin

What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so. - Mark Twain — What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so. – Mark Twain

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. - Winston Churchill — Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. – Winston Churchill

Holding onto your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. - Buddha — Holding onto your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. – Buddha

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown — Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown

We become what we think about. – Earl Nightingale — We become what we think about. – Earl Nightingale

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou — You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou

Let him that would move the world first move himself. - Socrates — Let him that would move the world first move himself. – Socrates

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. – George Addair — Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. – George Addair

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. – George Washington — It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. – George Washington

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. – Helen Keller — Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. – Helen Keller

Every moment is a fresh beginning. – T.S. Eliot — Every moment is a fresh beginning. – T.S. Eliot

If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour. – Eleanor Roosevelt — If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour. – Eleanor Roosevelt

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu — The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu

In order to write about life first you must live it.– Ernest Hemingway — In order to write about life first you must live it.– Ernest Hemingway

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. – Latin Proverb

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. – Isaac Asimov

There is only one way to avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle — There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. — Aesop — The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. — Aesop

Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln — Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln

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