101 Beautiful Life Quotes and Sayings

Here 101 life-changing quotes and sayings from our ever-growing collection! We’ve freshly updated this list for 2012, but we’re always on the lookout for more inspirational gems. Feel free to share your favorite quotes with us – we’d love to hear them! Cheers!

101 Beautiful Life Quotes and Sayings

Here are 101 beautiful life quotes and sayings to help get your through the day:

1. The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude. – Dennis S. Brown

   Your inner landscape dictates your outer experience.

2. You may not end up where you thought you’d be, but you always end up where you’re meant to be.” – Unknown

   Life’s journey has its own wisdom, trust the detours.

3. Nothing really ever happens like you imagine it will. – John Green

   Embrace the unpredictable dance of reality.

4. There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free. – Ajahn Chah

   Avoidance prolongs pain; courage unlocks liberation.

5. The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy. – Thich Nhat Hanh

   Kindness is an inherent power we all possess.

6. Use everything as an opportunity to understand, grow, and expand. – Unknown

   Every experience, a lesson waiting to be learned.

7. I love those who yearn for the impossible. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   The spirit thrives in the pursuit of the seemingly unattainable.

8. Some of the best lessons are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom of the future. – Dale Turner

   Yesterday’s stumbles pave tomorrow’s path to insight.

9. You cannot escape your own attitudes, for they will form the nature of what you see. Quite literally you see what you want to see; and you see your own thoughts and emotional attitudes materialized in physical form. If changes are to occur, they must be mental and psychic changes. This will be reflected in your environment. Negative, distrustful, fearful, or degrading attitudes towards anyone work against the self. True self-knowledge is indispensable for health or vitality. The recognition of truth about the self simply means that you must first discover what you think about yourself, subconsciously. If it is good, build upon it. If it is poor one, recognize it only as the opinion you have held of yourself and NOT as an absolute state. – Seth

   Your inner world projects your outer reality; self-perception is the ultimate architect.

10. Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” – Ernest Hemingway

    Embrace the fullness of each moment; life’s brevity demands vibrant presence.

11. Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. – Mildred Barthel

    Joy is a decision you make, not a feeling you await.

12. Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. – Malcom Forbes

    True worth lies in recognizing and appreciating your inherent self.

13. Time doesn’t heal you when you’re not ready to move on. – Unknown

    Healing requires active engagement, not just the passage of moments.

14. The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. – Dalai Lama

    Authentic connection blossoms from abundance, not dependency.

15. Why waste your time getting hurt over and over by the same person when there’s someone else out there better who’s waiting to make you smile.

    Release what wounds you to make space for genuine joy.

16. The only difference between a dream that came true and one that didn’t, is a person who wouldn’t give up and one who did. – Susan Gale

    Persistence is the bridge between aspiration and reality.

17. Taking the first step to love someone requires courage. The feeling that you are loved by someone gives you confidence and strength. – Mark Amend

    Vulnerability in love ignites both bravery and resilience.

18. The hardest prison to escape is in your mind. – Unknown

    True freedom begins with liberating your thoughts.

19. Sometimes pain becomes such a huge part of your life that you always expect it to be there, because you can’t remember a time in your life that it wasn’t. Then one day you feel something else. Something that feels wrong only because it is so unfamiliar, and in that moment you realize that you’re happy. – Unknown

    Even in deep-seated sorrow, the capacity for joy remains, waiting for rediscovery.

20. Sometimes I come across a tree which seems like Buddha or Jesus: loving, compassionate, still, unambitious, enlightened, in eternal meditation, giving pleasure to a pilgrim, shade to a cow, berries to a bird, beauty to its surroundings, health to its neighbors, branches for the fire, leaves for the soil, asking nothing in return, in total harmony with the wind and the rain. How much can I learn from a tree? The tree is my church, the tree is my temple, the tree is my mantra, the tree is my poem and my prayer. – Satish Kumar

    Nature embodies profound lessons in selfless giving and serene existence.

21. Life is taking you somewhere, listen to the messages, they will repeat until you follow their call. – Leon Brown

    Intuition whispers guidance; heed its persistent nudges.

22. You will understand why when you look back, the answers are rarely given in the middle of the lesson. – Leon Brown

    Hindsight illuminates the purpose within the process.

23. One of the things she had learned early in her life was that if you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it. If you simply ignored the feeling, you would never know what might happen, and in many ways that was worse than finding out that you were wrong in the first place. Because if you were wrong, you could go forward in your life without ever looking back over your shoulder and wondering what might have been. – Nicholas Sparks

    Discomfort can be a compass pointing towards necessary growth.

24. “So often we try to make other people feel better by minimizing their pain, by telling them that it will get better (which it will) or that there are worse things in the world (which there are). But that’s not what I actually needed. What I actually needed was for someone to tell me that it hurt because it mattered. I have found this very useful to think about over the years, and I find that it is a lot easier and more bearable to be sad when you aren’t constantly berating yourself for being sad. – John Green

    Validation of pain is a powerful form of empathy and self-acceptance.

25. Don’t get bitter, just get BETTER. – Unknown

    Transform adversity into an opportunity for personal evolution.

26. Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart. – Mitch Albom

    Beneath the surface, universal human desires connect us all.

27. Picture yourself when you were five. In fact, dig out a photo of little you at that time and tape it to your mirror. How would you treat her, love her, feed her? How would you nurture her if you were the mother of little you? I bet you would protect her fiercely while giving her space to spread her itty-bitty wings. She’d get naps, healthy food, imagination time, and adventures into the wild. If playground bullies hurt her feelings, you’d hug her tears away and give her perspective. When tantrums or meltdowns turned her into a poltergeist, you’d demand a loving time-out in the naughty chair. From this day forward I want you to extend that same compassion to your adult self. – Kris Carr

    Treat your present self with the same tenderness and care you would a vulnerable child.

28. You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way. – Elizabeth Taylor

    Resilience is the gritty determination to keep moving despite the struggle.

29. I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance. – Unknown

    Missed opportunities often leave the deepest imprints of regret.

30. Travel is little beds and cramped bathrooms. It’s old television sets and slow Internet connections. Travel is extraordinary conversations with ordinary people. It’s waiters, gas station attendants, and housekeepers becoming the most interesting people in the world. It’s churches that are compelling enough to enter. It’s McDonald’s being a luxury. It’s the realization that you may have been born in the wrong country. Travel is a smile that leads to a conversation in broken English. It’s the epiphany that pretty girls smile the same way all over the world. Travel is tipping 10% and being embraced for it. Travel is the same white T-shirt again tomorrow. Travel is accented sex after good wine and too many unfiltered cigarettes. Travel is flowing in the back of a bus with giggly strangers. It’s a street full of bearded backpackers looking down at maps. Travel is wishing for one more bite of whatever that just was. It’s the rediscovery of walking somewhere. It’s sharing a bottle of liquor on an overnight train with a new friend. Travel is “Maybe I don’t have to do it that way when I get back home. – Nick Miller, Isn’t It Pretty To Think So?

    Stepping outside your routine reveals the beauty in simplicity and the universality of human connection.

31. One solid thing I can say is that fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s something that, as you get older, you can get a bit more comfortable with. Fear is a very motivating thing in life. You should not be crippled by it — use it instead. – Unknown

    Acknowledge fear, but let it fuel your progress, not paralyze you.

32. Life is a one way street no matter how many detours you take, none of them lead back. So enjoy life’s every moment, as none of them will happen the same way again.

    Each moment is unique and unrepeatable; savor its fleeting presence.

33. I began to draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the person’s attitude so that they wouldn’t get any closer. I didn’t easily swallow what other people told me. My only passions were books and music. – Haruki Murakami

    Sometimes, self-protection manifests as emotional distance.

34. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape—the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. – Andrew Wyeth

    Even in starkness, there’s a profound beauty and a sense of latent potential.

35. No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive.

    Gratitude anchors us to the preciousness of existence.

36. We often just accept the things that we like, and complain a lot about the things that we don’t like. But if we could, like, intensely dwell on the really great things in life the way we intensely dwell on the negative things in life; I think that would be fantastic. – Hank Green

    Shifting focus towards the positive amplifies joy and appreciation.

37. Yet you still value the things you’ve lost the most. Because the things you’ve lost are still perfect in your head. They never rusted. They never broke. They are made of the memories you once had, which only grow rosier and brighter, day by day. They are made of the dreams of how wonderful things could have been and must never suffer the indignity of actually still existing. Of being real. Of having flaws. Of breaking and deteriorating. Only the things you no longer have will always be perfect. – I Wrote This For You: The Efficiency and Perfection of the Lost

    Memory idealizes what’s gone, untainted by the imperfections of reality.

38. Put the past behind you, the present moment is all that matters, in the life of those who want to be happy. – Leon Brown

    Contentment resides in the now, unburdened by yesterday’s shadows.

39. It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be. – Mitch Albom

    Timing in life unfolds according to its own intrinsic rhythm.

40. God gave you a heart to love with, not to hate with, God gave you the ability to create Heaven on earth, not Hell. – Leon Brown

    Our inherent capacity is for love and the creation of positive realities.

41. Always FORGIVE people and move on, even if they never ask for your forgiveness. Don’t do it for them – do it for YOURSELF. – Unknown

    Forgiveness is a personal act of liberation, freeing you from resentment.

42. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. – Paulo Coelho

    Focus inward; true wisdom lies in navigating your own path.

43. I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. – Rita Mae Brown

    Authenticity may not always garner approval, but it fosters self-respect.

44. Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. – Kurt Vonnegut

    Maintain your inherent tenderness despite life’s harshness; protect your inner light.

45. You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain. – Tom Hiddleston

    Progress is often incremental; consistent effort leads to unexpected heights.

46. It’s time for you to realize that there won’t always be someone there to hold your hand. Sometimes we have to grasp onto life and hope that our best is good enough and fight our own battles. People call it life, I call it growing up.

    Maturity involves embracing self-reliance and facing challenges with your own strength.

47. This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don’t get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can’t do anything, don’t get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it’s ready to come undone. You have to figure it’s going to be a long process and that you’ll work on things slowly, one at a time.

    Patience is key when navigating complexity; allow the process to unfold gradually.

48. That’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too. – Khaled Hosseini

    Sincerity can sometimes misjudge the intentions of others.

49. What consumes your mind, controls your life.

    Guard your thoughts; they shape your reality.

50. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. – Elizabeth Gilbert

    Joy is an active pursuit, requiring continuous engagement and effort.

51. No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together.

    Resilience in partnership lies in mutual support through difficulties.

52. Surround yourself with good people. They make it easier to keep your head up even when you’re going through bad times. – Thema Davis

    Positive influences provide strength and perspective during challenges.

53. When you really respect yourself you’ll stop dating people who clearly have no respect for you. – Thema Davis

    Self-worth dictates the quality of relationships you attract and maintain.

54. Tonight go to sleep as though your whole past has been dropped. Die to the past. And in the morning wake up as a new man in a new morning. Don’t let the same one who went to bed get up. Let him go to sleep for good. Let the one who is ever-new and ever-fresh awake instead. – Osho

    Each day offers a chance for renewal; release the burdens of yesterday.

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