These Deep Quotes Won’t Solve Everything… Just 87% of Your Problems
Life doesn’t come with a manual,
but sometimes a few well-placed words can untangle
the knots we’ve been struggling with for years.
While quotes won’t pay your bills
or mend broken relationships overnight,
they have a way of shifting perspectives, softening edges,
and offering clarity when you need it most.
These aren’t quick fixes—they’re gentle reminders of truths
we already know but often forget in the noise of daily life.
Quotes
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” — Rumi
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” — C.S. Lewis
“The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle
“The mind is everything; what you think, you become.” — Buddha
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” — George Addair
“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” — Allen Saunders
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more.” — Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” — Plato
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Lao Tzu
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” — Anne Frank
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” — Maya Angelou
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — Tony Robbins
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou
“The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” — Booker T. Washington
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” — Rosa Parks
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” — Albert Schweitzer
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.” — Unknown
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” — Oprah Winfrey
“The best and most efficient pharmacy is within your own system.” — Robert C. Peale
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — Jordan Belfort
“The greatest risk is not taking one.” — Unknown
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.” — Tom Bradley
“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” — William Saroyan
“The best things in life are free.” — Unknown
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” — Hubert H. Humphrey
“The best is yet to be.” — Robert Browning
“The only thing we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Vince Lombardi
“The best revenge is massive success.” — Frank Sinatra
“The only thing that is constant is change.” — Heraclitus
“The greatest wealth is health.” — Virgil
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” — Edmund Burke
“The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.” — René Descartes
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates
