By Brandy Chan | Lifehack
Everyone is fighting a battle. And a very tough one most of the time.
Failure, disappointment, frustration, exhaustion… All these difficult moments can erode our passion for life.
But we only live ONCE. It’s important to remind ourselves that no matter how hard life is, we should never lose our love for life as it gives us the energy to keep moving on.
Here are 100 inspirational and motivational quotes to reignite your love for life. Whenever you or your loved ones feel lost in life, take a look at them and they can be the beacon lights to guide your way to get through the darkness:
Life Is Our Best Coach
We may easily feel frustrated and lose our passion for life when we encounter setbacks. But nothing valuable ever comes easy. Painful challenges are the best gifts life sends to us to keep us growing.
1. “A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful”
—Theodore Zeldin
2. “True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.”
—Petrach
3. “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.”
4. “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
—Muhammad Ali
5. “Don’t miss out on something that could be great just because it could also be difficult.”
6. “Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”
—Chico Xavier
7. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes around in another form.”
—Rumi
8. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
—Roy T. Bennett
9. “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
—Muhammad Ali
10. “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”
—Roy T. Bennett
11. “Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”
—Erol Ozan
12. “The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
—Pele
13. “It’s okay to be scared. But you have to get out there, open up, love, make mistakes, learn, be stronger. And start all over again.”
14. “No matter who tries to teach you lessons about life, you won’t understand it until you go through it on your own.”
15. “Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it.”
—Steve Maraboli
16. “I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.”
—Drew Barrymore
17. “Mistakes are proof that you’re trying.”
18. “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.”
—Al Franken
19. “I take all of my life lessons, which some people might call ‘mistakes’, and apply them to my future so that I keep growing.”
—Kimberly Caldwell
20. “In my life, I’ve lived, I’ve loved, I’ve lost, I’ve missed, I’ve hurt, I’ve trusted, I’ve made mistakes, but most of all, I’ve learned.”
Beauty Is In The Smallest Things
Passion for life does not necessarily come when we make huge achievements. But it certainly comes when we know how to see beauty in the smallest things even in the busy days.
21. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
—Confucius
22. “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child , and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
—Ashley Smith
23. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
24. “There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.”
—H. R. Giger
25. “Happy are those who take life day by day, and complain very little, and are thankful for the little things in life,”
26. “The best and the most beautiful things in the word cannot be seen or ever touched. They must be felt with the heart.”
—Helen Keller
27. “Be in love with your life. Every minute of it.”
—Jack Kerouac
28. “There’s beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that’s harder than others.”
—Sarah McLachian
29. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things”
30. “Little things, make big days.”
—Isabel Marant
31. “When you train your eyes to see the magic and miracles in the little things, you open the door for your whole life to shift.”
—Carol Woodliff
32. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts”
33. “Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life. Give it a try and you’ll see the world from another perspective.”
—Thea Kristine May
34. “Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us, and see the beauty in ordinary things.”
—Thomas Merton
35. “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
—Khalil Gibran
36. “Seeing the small things that nobody else notice”
37. “The little things mean the most.”
38. “Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.”
—Sharon Draper
39. “The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
—Paulo Coelho
40. “There is a great beauty in little things.”
—Mehmet Murat Lldan
41. “Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.”
Life Is A Journey of Self Discovery
Life is actually exciting if we seize every moment to know more about ourselves and achieve what we dream.
42. “I know it’s cliche to say, ‘When you do something you love you never work a day in your life.’ But it is true: When you do something you love, life gets to be a little bit easier and enjoyable. So i just want people to follow their dreams.”
—Tika Sumpter
43. “The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change so that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger but in wisdom, understanding and love.”
—Jennifer Edwards
44. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
—George Bernard Shaw
45. “Maybe it won’t work out. But maybe seeing if it does will be the best adventure ever.”
46. “The biggest adventure you can take it to live the life of your dreams.”
—Oprah Winfrey
47. “Your life as a teacher begins the day you realize that you are always a learner.”
—Robert John Meechan
48. “Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now.”
49. “The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.”
50. “Don’t be pushed around by fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
—Roy T. Bennett
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