120 Inspirational Quotes to Live By for a Better Life

Life is a beautiful journey and one must live it at the fullest. In life we come across diversified moments, where we need a direction to move ahead. Inspiring life quotes by famous personalities and successful people can provide the same. Quotes have immense power to spark our emotions and change our mindset. Inspirational quotes can completely change our perspective towards any situation. Here are the inspirational life quotes to live by for a better life.

Quotes to live by

1. “Love, compassion and kindness are the foundation of happy life.” ~ Invajy

2. “Whenever life hammers you, bounce back with a smile.” ~ Invajy

3. “Money is important but not the only part of life.” ~ Invajy

4. “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” ~ John Lennon

5. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” ~ Jim Rohn

6. “Always be true to your friends, just as you are to yourself.” ~ Meg Cabot
7. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” ~ James Cameron
8. “Luck is the residue of design.” ~ John Milton
9. “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” ~ Walt Disney
10. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk…. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ~ Mark Zuckerberg

Unique Quotes on life

11. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” ~ Paulo Coelho
13. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean
14. “Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” ~ Jonathan Lockwood Hule
15. “ Neither past nor future; Life is the present moment, live it at the fullest.” ~ Invajy

16. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” ~ Mark Twain
17. “Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each is to succeed.” ~ Corita Kent
18. “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
19. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” ~ Albert Einstein
20. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” ~ John Bunyan

Short Quotes to live by

21. “Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” ~ Seneca
22. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
23. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates
24. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
25. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ~ Albert Einstein

26. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” ~ Aristotle
27. “Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” ~ Celine Dion
28. “Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
29. “Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” ~ Marilyn Monroe
30. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ~ Helen Keller

Life Quotes to live by

31. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” ~ Booker T. Washington
32. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Nelson Mandela
33. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” ~ Walt Disney
34. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
35. “If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” ~ Katharine Hepburn
36. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
37. “If you really want to do something you’ll find a way, if you don’t you’ll find an excuse.” ~ Jim Rohn
38. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” ~ Steve Jobs
39. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
40. “To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity. “ ~ Dejan Stojanovic

Inspirational Quotes to live by

41. “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” ~ Bill Copeland
42. “Don’t allow your past or present condition to control you. It’s just a process that you’re going through to get you to the next level.” ~ T.D. Jakes
43. “Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.” ~ Aldous Huxley
44. “See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be.” ~ E. Lockhart
45. “Plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” ~ Jose Luis Borges
46. “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
47. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ~ Margaret Mead
48. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
49. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
50. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

Best Life Quotes of all time

51. “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” ~ Anne Frank
52. “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” ~ Maya Angelou
53. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Nelson Mandela
54. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
55. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!'” ~ Audrey Hepburn

56. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~ Helen Keller
57. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~ Thomas A. Edison
58. “You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ~ Dr. Seuss
59. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ~ Robert Frost
60. “Love the life you live. Live the life you love.” ~ Bob Marley

Best Quotes to live by

61. “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” ~ Steve Jobs
62. “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” ~ David Brinkley
63. “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” ~ Babe Ruth
64. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~ Ayn Rand
65. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” ~ Mother Teresa

66. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~ Confucius
67. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford
68. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~ Dalai Lama
69. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ~ Mae West
70. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” ~ Albert Einstein

Good Quotes to live by

71. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~ C.S. Lewis
72. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” ~ Michael Altshuler
73. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” ~ Buddha
74. “Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” ~ Grandma Moses
75. “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
76. “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” ~ Kevin Kruse
77. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ~ Anais Nin
78. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” ~ Audrey Hepburn
79. “Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.” ~ Nicole Kidman
80. “You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

Inspirational Quotes to Live By

81. “You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” ~ Mandy Hale
82. “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
83.  “Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness.” ~ Marie Forleo
84. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
85. “Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment.” ~  Marianne Cantwell
86. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
87. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” ~ Maya Angelou
88. “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
89. “Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
90. “When it comes to luck, you make your own.” ~ Bruce Springsteen

Motivational Quotes to Live By

91. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” ~ Dr. Henry Link
92. “I’ve noticed when I fear something, if I just end up doing it, I’m grateful in the end.” ~ Colleen Hoover
93.  “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
94. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” ~ Vince Lombardi
95. “In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” ~ Sir Francis Bacon
96. “The only journey is the one within.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
97. “The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.” ~ Zig Ziglar
98. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~ Lao Tzu
99. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
100. “Speak less than you know; have more than you show.” ~ William Shakespeare

Quotes to Live by

101. “There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.” ~ Buddha
102. “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
103. “The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.” ~ Dennis Brown
104. “Men who say it cannot be done should not interrupt men doing it.” ~ Confucius
105. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~ Robert Brault
106. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” ~ Winston Churchill
107. “A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.” ~ Suzy Kassem
108. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” ~ William James
109. “Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
110. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Words to Live by

111. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa
112. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill
113. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” ~ Colin Powell
114. “Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly and forgive quickly.” ~ Paolo Coelho
115. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
116. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ~ C.S. Lewis
117. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. Most people listen with the intent to reply.” ~ Stephen Covey
118. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
119. “Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” ~ Helen Keller
120. “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there’s footprints on the moon.” ~ Paul Brandt

Best Quotes to Live By

121. “Get busy living or get busy dying.” ~ Stephen King
122. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” ~ Les Brown
123. “Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
124. “Living an experience, a particular fate, is accepting it fully.” ~ Albert Camus
125. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” ~ Gail Sheehy
126. “Live for each second without hesitation.” ~ Elton John
127. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
128. “Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” ~ Kate Winslet
129. “The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
130. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” ~ Malcolm Forbes

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