82 Inspirational Quotes for Him in Jail: Hope, Strength & Redemption

"The hardest prison to escape, is your own mind."

- Bob Marley

"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."

- Oscar Wilde

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."

- Nido Qubein

"You are not defined by your worst moment."

- Bryan Stevenson

"It is in the darkest hour that we must focus to see the light."

- Aristotle

"There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future."

- Augustine of Hippo

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

- J.K. Rowling

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness."

- Desmond Tutu

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

- Jeremiah 29:11

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

- Aristotle

"Once you choose hope, anything is possible."

- Christopher Reeve

"You are not free the day you walk out of prison; you are free the day you walk out of ignorance."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

- George Eliot

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls."

- Kahlil Gibran

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

- C.S. Lewis

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

- Confucius

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

- Napoleon Hill

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted."

- Psalm 34:18

"Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial."

- James 1:12

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

- Psalm 147:3

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength."

- Isaiah 40:31

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

- Philippians 4:13

"The righteous may fall seven times, but they rise again."

- Proverbs 24:16

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."

- Psalm 46:1

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

- Romans 12:12

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God."

- Isaiah 41:10

"Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

"The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."

- Psalm 9:9

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

- Psalm 34:18

"Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up."

- Galatians 6:9

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me."

- Psalm 23:4

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

- Bible (Joshua 1:9)

"Every moment is a fresh beginning."

- T.S. Eliot

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

- Francis of Assisi

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

- Stephen R. Covey

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us."

- Helen Keller

"No one saves us but ourselves. No one can, and no one may."

- Buddha

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

- C.S. Lewis

"Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them."

- Bruce Lee

"It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

- Epictetus

"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."

- Tori Amos

"With God, all things are possible."

- Matthew 19:26

"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."

- 1 Peter 5:7

"The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?"

- Psalm 27:1

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

- Romans 12:21

"For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

- 2 Timothy 1:7

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him."

- Romans 8:28

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

- 2 Corinthians 12:9

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you."

- Psalm 143:8

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."

- Isaiah 26:3

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

- 1 John 1:9

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"

- Audrey Hepburn

"In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein

"I've missed more than 9000 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

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

- Napoleon Hill

"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Outcome is not in your control. What's in your control is your effort and your intentions."

- Amit Sood

"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today."

- Jackson Brown Jr.

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

- Sun Tzu

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."

- Shakespeare

"Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart."

- Proverbs 3:5

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."

- Matthew 5:7

"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Gandhi

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me."

- Erma Bombeck

"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, and I told them they didn't understand life."

- John Lennon

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

- Aristotle

"Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being."

- Kevin Kruse

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

- Ronald Reagan

"Hate the sin, love the sinner."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

- Edmund Burke

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

- Maya Angelou

"It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings."

- Ann Landers

"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do."

- Voltaire

"If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."