Everyone loves a good quote, and I’ve got 10 quotes to live by, to inspire and encourage you through life.
As you go through life you’ll find ones that may become your motto or mantra.
I, myself, have a few that really seem to either define my life or are truly a reminder to me of how life is.
So that’s how this list came about.
I wanted to be able to share some inspiring quotes to live by.
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Quotes to Live by
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
William Shakespeare
Now, we all know this isn’t completely true but it makes a good point.
Just because to you something is right, doesn’t mean that for someone else that same thing isn’t for them.
I think in our day to day lives this is such a good thing to remember.
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
John A. Shedd
This saying definitely became my quote to live by!
It would have been easy to stay there.
I had a great job, awesome friends, a wonderful apartment.
But ships are meant to sail and so then I knew it was time to leave and move on with my life.
Don’t forget you’re human. It’s okay to have a meltdown, just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed.
Unknown
Ah, another wonderful reminder!
Are you hard on yourself when things don’t go your way?
Do you beat yourself up when you get down in the dumps?
Remember this quote to live by!
You’re allowed to have bad days, just don’t stay there!
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Do onto others as you’d have done to you.
The Golden Rule
We learn this one early in life, right?
And for good reason.
You want and deserve to be treated well …. and so does everyone else!
Not all those who wander are lost.
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Travel is so important in life.
Not only will you learn more about yourself but you’ll learn more about life, the world, and other cultures.
It’s such a beautiful thing and should always be encouraged 🙂
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Lao Tzu
Is there a project, activity, hobby, or thing you need or want to do that you just haven’t started?
Don’t think of it in its whole.
Break it into smaller steps and start working on it.
You don’t have to do it all at once, one step makes a huge difference!
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
James Keller
Giving and helping others doesn’t take anything away from you.
In fact, it’s just the opposite.
It will bring you happiness and give you energy.
So, light another candle!
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Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle, or your middle to someone else’s end. Don’t compare the start of your second quarter of life to someone else’s third quarter.”
― Tim Hiller
Talk about a quote to live by!
It’s so easy to compare our lives to others, especially with social media these days, right?
But it’s so not worth it.
Everyone’s in a different stage in their life.
And just because they might be the same age as you, have kids the same age as yours or no kids at all, does not mean you are in the same stage of life.
For that matter, just because someone seems to have their life put together doesn’t mean they do!
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Try and leave this world a little better than you found it.
Robert Baden-Powell
I learned this from my dad during our days camping.
And this great quote to live by just extends that.
Not only leave your campsite better than you find it but how about the people and the world, in general, around you better.
Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
― Eleanor Brownn
Although we try sometimes and at other times we serve for too long from an empty vessel we should not.
I know that when I’ve had a lack of sleep or am stressing about something I am not fully there for my son.
I’m not being fair to him or myself!
So take care of yourself so you can take care of others.
There you go!
10 amazing quotes to live by.
I hope you’ve found at least one that you’ll take with you throughout life.
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