Below are some inspirational quotes from various sources. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

 Authors are quoted where known.

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The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The trick is silencing the mind ~ Caroline Myss

When people think the present could have been different than it is, it's because they think the past was different than it was ~ Mike Dooley

If you can find a path without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson. Don't give up in the middle!

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

If you don't believe in miracles, perhaps you've forgotten you are one.

Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

If what you see by the eye doesn't please you, then close your eyes and see from the heart. Because the heart can see beauty and love more than the eyes can ever wonder.

The great essentials for happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for ~ Joseph Addison

Choose kind over being right, and you'll be right every time ~ Richard Carlson

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future ~ Fulton Oursler

Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable." ~ Barry Goldwater

Every relationship has its problems, but what makes it perfect is when you still want to be there when everything sucks.

Strong people make just as many mistakes as weak ones do. The strong ones admit their mistakes, laugh about it and learn from it.

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

The most difficult phase of life is not when no-one understands you, it's when you don't understand yourself.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life ~ John Lennon

If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito ~ African proverb

For peace to be real, it must be unaffected by outside circumstances ~ Mahatma Ghandi

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born...and the day you find out why ~ Mark Twain

Sometimes it's better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger ~ Buddha

Everyone you meet comes with baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack.

Mistakes are a bridge between inexperience and wisdom ~ Phyllis Theroux

True friends are the ones who have nice things to say behind your back.

If you aren't happy being single, you will never be happy in a relationship. Get your own life and love it first, then share it. Love when you're ready, not when you're lonely.

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself ~ Rumi

There are over 7 billion people on earth - and you're going to let one person ruin your day? Don't.

Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you're in need. People who would never take advantage of you. People who genuinely care. These are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.

If it's important to you, you will find a way. If not you'll find an excuse.

One day you'll be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one.

The great Western disease is, ‘I'll be happy when… When I get the money. When I get a BMW. When I get this job.’ Well, the reality is, you never get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next week. It's now ~ Marshall Goldsmith

You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel ~ Johnny Depp

If you truly Love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere ~ Vincent Van Gogh

Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile ~ Franklin P Jones

Be the change you wish to see in the world ~ Gandhi

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity ~ Mark Twain

No-one has ever become poor by giving ~ Anne Frank

Always be yourself. Never try to hide who you are. The only shame is to have shame. Always stand up for what you believe in. Always question what other people tell you. Never regret the past. It's a waste of time. There's a reason for everything. Every mistake, every moment of weakness, every terrible thing that has happened to you. Grow from it. The only way you can ever get the respect of others is when you show them that you respect yourself, and most importantly, do your thing and never apologise for being you.

If you are depressed, you are living in the past...If you are anxious, you are living in the future... If you are at peace, you are living in the present ~ Author Unknown

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

Riches are not from worldly goods, but from a contented mind ~ Mohammed

Everything you don’t like in others is your unseen faults being reflected back onto you. - Yehuda Berg

Procrastination is another form of resistance ~ Louise Hay

If you care too much about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner.

Never look down on someone unless you are picking them up.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration ~ James Allen

If the grass is greener on the other side, water your own lawn.

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

You don't drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying in there.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Let it go ~ Felice Dunas

Don't make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it ~ Rumi

Fear is a prison. Love is the exit.

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

In mathematics, two angles that are said to coincide fit together perfectly. The word coincidence does not describe luck or mistakes. It describes that which fits together perfectly ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

Youth is what embraces unknown changes with courage and zeal. We get old when we begin to fear the very things that kept us young. How willing are you to get out of the comfort zone today and do something daring? Today is for loving, laughing and living.

Wisdom arrives when you know to correct yourself and not others.

Don't expect your friends to be perfect, they may be just perfect as they are.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

You'll never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete ~ Buckminster Fuller

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work ~ Kahlil Gibran

Drop the thought that you cannot affect the future. Tell yourself that the future is not coming TO you, it is coming THROUGH you. The change that is coming to you is that change that you place in your future with the thoughts, words, and actions of today ~ Neale Donald Walsh

Most people are searching for happiness outside of themselves. That’s a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way that you think ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

Joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed ~ Kahlil Gibran

"Piglet: How do you spell Love? Pooh: You don’t spell it. You feel it" ~ AA Milne

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something in your life ~ Winston Churchill

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him ~ James D Miles

Treat people as if they are what they ought to be, and you can help them become what they are capable of becoming ~ Johann von Goethe

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you ~ Jean-Paul Sartre

Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look behind

I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

Learning is not compulsory...neither is survival ~ W Edwards Deming

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one ~ Garrett Robert

A person who asks a questions might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn't ask is a fool forever

Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side

It's not where you start - it's where you finish that counts ~ Zig Ziglar

The doors of wisdom are never shut ~ Ben Franklin

When things go wrong, don't go with them

Success is getting up one more time

Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future ~ William Arthur Ward

Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it ~ Zig Ziglar

Life is what's coming - not what was ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

Look for opportunities - not guarantees ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase ~ Martin Luther King

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he, himself, must pass ~ Lord Herbert

If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

Life's precious moments don't have value unless they are shared ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

People cry not because they're weak; it's because they've been strong for too long

You can never make the same mistake twice - the second time you make it's not a mistake, it's a choice ~ Unknown

The best way to escape your problem is to solve it ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want, I will be happy"

When your ship comes in - make sure you are willing to unload it

Success stops when you do ~ Leilockheart-Tumblr

Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have

Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently

Most people will be about as happy as they decide to be

No-one can ruin your day without your permission

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love ~ Mother Teresa

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear ~ Nelson Mandela

Eighty percent of life's satisfaction comes from meaningful relationships ~ Brian Tracy

You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change :-)

Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin in both the recipient of the kindness and the person extending the kindness. Kindness extended, received, or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved! ~ Dr Wayne Dyer

Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you ~ Wayne Dyer

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level ~ Eckhart Tolle

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into ~ Wayne Dyer

People take different roads seeking fulfillment & happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost ~ Dalai Lama

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them ~ Thomas Merton

Often, you don't know what you can do until you do it; what you can be until you become it; or what you can have until you have it. Begin ~ Mike Dooley

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world ~ Anne Frank

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives ~ William James

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude ~ Denis Waitley

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken ~ Oscar Wilde

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair ~ Swedish proverb

Do something wonderful: people may imitate it ~ Albert Schweitzer

Grant yourself permission to have all that life has to offer, and you will discover it has more to offer than you've ever imagined ~ Neale Donald Walsch

And then the day came when the risk to remain in a tight bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom ~ Khalil Gibran

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind ~Dr Seuss

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Most people are willing to change, not because they see the light, but because they fear the darkness.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals ~ Zig Ziglar

Remember to enjoy the little things because someday you will look back and realize they were the big things.

We need to get serious about not taking ourselves seriously.

There is no such thing as "right" or "wrong". There are only consequences.

Prayer is you talking to God. Intuition is God talking to you.

Accept what you are today, do not condemn what you were yesterday and do not dismiss what you could become tomorrow.

The desire to be "better than" will choke off the desire to simply be ~ Unknown

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact ~ George Eliot

I have concluded the secret to happiness is narrowing the gap between where you are at, and where you think you should be ~ Unknown

There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it ~ Edith Wharton

The highest form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about ~ Dr Wayne W Dyer

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day ~ Dalai Lama

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow ~ Melody Beattie

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give ~ George MacDonald

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to be over, it's about learning to dance in the rain ~ Unknown

I am worth loving. I do not have to earn love. I am lovable because I exist. Others reflect the love I have for myself ~ Louise L Hay

Gratitude creates positive emotions, which in turn attract more positivity. So get your circle of positivity flowing and be grateful - every breath we take is a complete gift ~ The Power of Now

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one ~ Albert Einstein

If you begin by loving the moment you are in right now, you'll find it easy to love other moments, and even the ones you might have thought difficult or not worth paying attention to, will have their own gift ~ John Tarrant

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best ~ Marilyn Monroe