By Maxime Lagacé
Maxime is the founder of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm and peaceful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
Here are 125 of the best encouraging quotes I could find. I hope you’ll discover a few lines that will keep you strong and inspired. We all need a word of encouragement from time to time, isn’t it?
I’m proud of you. I hope that you are proud of you too. Fred Rogers
You’re tired and scared. Happens to everyone, okay? Just don’t let your feet stop. Haruki Murakami
Soon, when all is well, you’re going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up. Brittany Burgunder
Trying and struggling looks like incompetence right up until the moment it looks like success. Shane Parrish
No matter what, just keep going. Maxime Lagacé
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. C.S. Lewis
But if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach. Marcus Aurelius
You can make a difference, and you can make it now. You can make a difference, in your own life, in your family, your community, your world. Ralph Marston
Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
“You’re going to be happy”, said life, “but first I’ll make you strong”. Paulo Coelho
Relax. One bad chapter does not mean it’s the end of the book. Paulo Coelho
Progress is almost never linear. Ups and downs and bursts. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Every day of our lives, we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference. Mignon McLaughlin
You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. Marian Wright Edelman
Perhaps I am stronger than I think. Thomas Merton
See also: strength, stoic, hope
The Best Encouraging Quotes
Don’t worry about all of the steps. Begin. Bob Goff Click to tweet
It’s okay to feel lost, to feel pain, to feel hopeless. What’s not okay is thinking life will be easy. Stay strong. Maxime Lagacé
I will keep preaching this to myself and others: there are no problems, only projects. David Allen
It is totally unproductive to think the world has been unfair to you. Every tough stretch is an opportunity. Charlie Munger
Throughout your life you will encounter tedious situations, and you must cultivate the ability to handle them with discipline. Robert Greene (Mastery, Amazon book)
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. Paulo Coelho
There are days that life is about dreams, goals, brightness. And there are days that life is just about putting foot in front of the other and continue walking – there is nothing wrong about this. Paulo Coelho
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. 14th Dalai Lama
Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak. Fred Rogers
The path through trouble is always made a step at a time, a breath at a time, a day at a time. Jack Kornfield
Not seeing results? Feel like giving up? Consider this: the last thing to grow on a fruit tree… is the fruit. Doing amazing sh*t takes time. You want that fruit you gotta stay after it. Tom Bilyeu
It’s not too late to recover. You’re young, you’re tough. You’re adaptable. You can patch up your wounds, lift your head, and move on. Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore, Amazon book)
Get a move on…Don’t worry whether anyone will give you credit for it…Be satisfied with even the smallest progress, and treat the outcome of it all as unimportant. Marcus Aurelius
The only way that you’re ever going to get to the other side of this journey is by suffering. You have to suffer in order to grow. Some people get it, some people don’t. David Goggins
If you haven’t started, then taking action is more important than finding the best strategy. If you’re already taking action, then ensuring you’re working on the right thing is more important than working harder. Your effort sets your floor. Your strategy sets your ceiling. James Clear
Remember: everything hard will be painful, but just because there is pain doesn’t mean you have to suffer. Justin Kan
Be proud, you survived the days you thought you couldn’t. Rakesh Valand (twitter.com)
One of the most important skills I’ve built is the ability to sit with discomfort. Being able to be uncomfortable (bored, on the receiving end of anger, in pain) and not needing to escape has changed my happiness and my life. Justin Kan
The first step to overcoming failure is to fully admit you have failed. Admitting it will put your mind at ease and help you to see what you ought to do next. Haemin Sunim
When we look at our lives as a whole, our current difficulty is like a cloud. Although large, it will soon pass. Haemin Sunim
Pick your one overwhelming desire. It’s okay to suffer over that one. Naval Ravikant
Part 2. Encouraging Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Encouraging Quotes (Dalai Lama, Einstein, Goethe, etc.)
This too shall pass. Unknown Click to tweet
If you’re going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones. Augustine of Hippo
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius
There’s value in disaster. All our mistakes burned up. Thank god we can start again. Thomas A. Edison
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel de Montaigne
No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today. Jack Kornfield
Choose to be optimistic, it feels better. 14th Dalai Lama
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them. Eminem
Frame your mind to mirth and merriment which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life. William Shakespeare
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path. Paulo Coelho
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. Albert Camus
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou
It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default. J.K. Rowling
Instruction does much, but encouragement everything. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. Carl Jung
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. Helen Keller
Short Encouraging Quotes
One-liners, short encouraging quotes, sayings, thoughts and captions for your bio, social status, self-talk, motto, mantra, signs, posters, wallpapers, backgrounds.
Courage, dear heart. C.S. Lewis
One day at a time. Haruki Murakami Click to tweet
Hope springs forever. J.K. Rowling
Inhale courage. Exhale fear. Mel Robbins
What a difference a day makes. Haruki Murakami
He who limps is still walking. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Within you are so many answers. Douglas Pagels
If it’s not okay, it’s not over. Haruka Murakami
Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese proverb
Where you are, is not who you are. Unknown
The best way out is always through. Robert Frost
Encouragement is oxygen for the soul. John C. Maxwell
The nature of this flower is to bloom. Alice Walker
The beginnings of all things are small. Cicero Click to tweet
You’re not too old and it’s not too late. Lori Deschesne
Your largest fear carries your greatest growth. Unknown
You can climb that mountain, you can reach the top. Maxime Lagacé
Stay humble, do your best, and the rest will follow. Justin Kan
Your doubts create mountains, but your actions move them. Mel Robbins
Super Encouraging Quotes!
Don’t wait for a time when you’re free of fear. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Gabby Bernstein
Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir Click to tweet
For everyone who’s been afraid to step up… this is for you. Decide to do it and the Universe will support you. Gabby Bernstein
Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be. Rick Warren
Cultivate a fearless approach to life, attack everything with boldness and energy. Robert Greene
Reaching your dream will be tough. The road will be long and dark. But in the end, it will be worth it. Maxime Lagacé
You are worthy, capable, deserving of a happy life, exactly as you are. wise connector (twitter.com)
If you want something, start working for it now. Don’t wait for anything. The clock is ticking. Joe De Sana
Be proud of how far you’ve come even if it’s not where you thought you would be. Unknown
You’re tired. You’re stressed. You’re mentally and physically drained. You feel alone. Struggling with the present, uncertain of the future. Life sucks right now. You’ll be fine. I promise…It gets better. Just keep moving forward. Ralph Napolitano
You can be ten times what you are today at anything. And the only thing that holds you back is disciplined effort and a refusal to quit. Tom Bilyeu
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds. Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. Doug Firebaugh
Courage is not a state. It’s an action that you need to practice everyday. When you practice everyday, you feel proud, powerful, build authentic pride in yourself, and create real confidence. Mel Robbins
There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes. Leo Tolstoy
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential. John C. Maxwell
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be. Stephen R. Covey (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Amazon book)
When you have something you want to do in your life: Just fuc*ing do it. Don’t second guess yourself, don’t overthink it. Go with your instincts and have a bias to action. Justin Kan
Some people spend their whole lives waiting for the sound of a starting gun that never goes off. Don’t wait. Pull the trigger yourself. The Stoic Emperor
Want more inspiring quotes? Please check out Motivational Quotes That Will Make You Thrive (Fast)
See also: Keep going (Inspiring YouTube video by The School of Life)
Funny Encouraging Quotes
Replace every “what if” with “why the hell not?” Mel Robbins Click to tweet
So far you’ve survived 100% of your worst days. You’re doing great. Unknown
There is hardship in everything except eating pancakes. Charles Spurgeon
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
Deep Encouraging Quotes
Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself. Paulo Coelho Click to tweet
You either walk inside your own story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness. Brené Brown
What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for? Justin Perry
We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree – deeply rooted to withstand all of life’s upheavals. Dodinsky
The more you hope, the more you suffer. The more you suffer and keep going, the closer you get to your goal. Maxime Lagacé
The darkest night that ever fell upon the earth never hid the light, never put out the stars. It only made the stars more keenly, kindly glancing, as if in protest against the darkness. George Eliot
We deserve some respect. You deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world. Jordan Peterson
Everything in life is a mind game! Whenever we get swept under by life’s dramas, large and small, we are forgetting that no matter how bad the pain gets, no matter how harrowing the torture, all bad things end. David Goggins (Can’t Hurt Me, Amazon book)
Stop making excuses. Stop being a victim. Take personal responsibility. Hold yourself accountable. Get comfortable with the uncomfortable. And finally, make your dreams come true. David Goggins
Don’t you know that day dawns after night, showers displace drought, and spring and summer follow winter? Then, have hope! Hope forever, for God will not fail you! Charles Spurgeon
God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with. Henry Ward Beecher
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. Neil deGrasse Tyson
We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. Kurt Vonnegut
Wise Encouraging Quotes (Words Of Wisdom)
Effort, not genetics, is within your control. Shane Parrish Click to tweet
Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing. Lucy Maud Montgomery
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better. Wendell Phillips
Nobody starts with all the answers. The path to the summit is not fully visible from base camp. James Clear
A fool’s answer is to work harder. A wise man stops, reflects, and simply takes the right direction. Maxime Lagacé
Have patience. Wait until the mud settles and the water is clear. Remain unmoving until right action arises by itself. Lao Tzu
Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe. Zhuangzi
On the path to successful action, we will fail – possibly many times. And that’s okay. It can be a good thing, even. Action and failure are two sides of the same coin. One doesn’t come without the other. Ryan Holiday
Dispelling dread isn’t a matter of trying to forget about washing dishes. It is realizing that in actual fact you only have one dish to wash, ever: this one; only one step to take, ever: this one. And that is Zen. Alan Watts
When life is good, do not take it for granted. It will pass. When life falls apart, this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns. Ajahn Brahm
Learn from your past experiences, but don’t get stuck in them. Your past should be a teacher, not a jailer. Don’t squander the present dueling with the shadows of the past. This moment is alive with possibility. The Stoic Emperor
Accepting the inevitable is the beginning of strength and freedom. Embrace all chaos that is out of your control. This is how it is. Why should it be otherwise? Move the levers that are within your grasp. Sharpen the blade of will. Strike with precision. Accept and endure. The Stoic Emperor
Nothing is ever as it seems. What looks bad today, can be a blessing tomorrow. Iyanla Vanzant
Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold. Joseph Campbell
See also: Resilience In Hard Times (YouTube video by The School of Life)
Part 3. Conclusion
I did get knocked down flat in front of the whole world, and I rose. I didn’t run away – I rose right where I’d been knocked down. And then that’s how you get to know yourself. You say, hmm, I can get up! I have enough of life in me to make somebody jealous enough to want to knock me down. I have so much courage in me that I have the effrontery, the incredible gall to stand up. That’s it. That’s how you get to know who you are. Maya Angelou Click to tweet
Call to action: Read Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience (greatergood.berkeley.edu)
Table Of Contents
Part 1
Top 15 Images
Best Quotes
Part 2
Encouraging Quotes That ARE
Famous
Short
Super Encouraging
Funny
Deep
Wise
Part 3
Conclusion