100 Quotes Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lives

We enjoy reading quotes. Quotes are really useful because they contain well-expressed wisdom and motivation. Wisdom involves an integration of knowledge, experience, and deep understanding that incorporates tolerance for the uncertainties of life as well as its ups and downs.

In life, we constantly seek new sources of wisdom in order to help us understand this journey a little bit better and quotes from famous philosophers, musicians, and authors can provide you with the understanding that you seek. While the truest wisdom comes from within ourselves, sometimes you just need a little inspiration and knowledge from others.

Popular Quotes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” – Albert Einstein

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

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J.K. Rowling

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain

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

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

“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

“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

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” – George Eliot

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – George S. Patton

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

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” – Mother Teresa

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

Best Quotes Ever

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” – Bruce Lee

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

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

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

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

“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

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

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

Inspirational Quotes

“The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Rob Siltanen

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

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett

“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington

“You become what you believe.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn

“Great things never come from comfort zones.” – Roy T. Bennett

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

Famous Quotes About Life

“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Lewis Carroll

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Maya Angelou

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

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” – Mark Twain

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

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

“Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise Delany

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost

“Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” – Oscar Wilde

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Søren Kierkegaard

“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” – Grandma Moses

“The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.” – Indira Gandhi

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein

“Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.” – Charles Dickens

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw

These quotes offer inspiration, motivation, and insight, touching on many aspects of life and success.

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