Uplifting Quotes to Inspire You When You're Feeling Down

"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody."

- Maya Angelou

"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it."

- Charles R. Swindoll

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

"Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars, to change the world."

- Harriet Tubman

"Dream big dreams! Imagine that you have no limitations and then decide what’s right before you decide what’s possible."

- Brian Tracy

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

- Earl Nightingale

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."

- Nelson Mandela

"Every situation in life is temporary. So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. And when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way."

- Jenni Young

"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible!'"

- Audrey Hepburn

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."

- Brian Tracy

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

- A.A. Milne

"There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it."

- Amanda Gorman

"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 which has been opened for us."

- Helen Keller

"When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, sometimes you need to seek out your own reminders that there is more. And there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear."

- Elaine Welteroth

"Everything is within your power, and your power is within you."

- Janice Trachtman

"You are living. You occupy space. You have a mass. You matter."

- Albert Einstein

"Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are."

- Stephanie LaHart

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light."

- Albus Dumbledore

"Every storm runs out of rain."

- Maya Angelou

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."

- Dr. Seuss

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."

- Albert Camus

"Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

- John D. Rockefeller

"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out."

- Robert Collier

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

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

- Aristotle

"When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go."

- Carol Burnett

"Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will."

- Cheryl Strayed

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."

- Oprah Winfrey

"There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there's grace in being willing to know and hear others."

- Michelle Obama

"Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them."

- Madam C.J Walker

"Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible."

- Rodolfo Costa

"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

- Socrates

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal."

- Criss Jami

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."

- Booker T. Washington

"It's your life; you don't need someone's permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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

- C.S. Lewis

"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way."

- Napoleon Hill

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

- Robin Williams

"We will fail when we fail to try."

- Rosa Parks

"Through discipline comes freedom."

- Aristotle

"You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat."

- Joel Osteen

"Make each day your masterpiece."

- John Wooden

"Light tomorrow with today."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it."

- Tricia Cunningham

"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."

- Christopher McCandless

"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

- Paulo Coelho

"The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on."

- Charles Dickens

"Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome."

- Fannie Flagg

"It’s important to think of what it means to powerfully and successfully rise to challenges, and all that it requires: determination, clarity, and steering clear of victim mentality."

- Emma R. Wilson

"And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good."

- John Steinbeck

"As Abraham Lincoln once said, if we magnified our successes as much as we magnified our disappointments, we’d all be much happier."

- Abraham Lincoln

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13."

- Romans 15:13

"When my anxiety is really bad, I sing a Bob Marley song in my head over and over again: 'Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing gonna be alright'."

- Bob Marley

"This too shall pass."

- Pinterest

"Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day."

- Alice Morse Earle

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

"Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow."

- Chris Burkmenn

"Don’t count the days, make the days count."

- Muhammad Ali

"Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell."

- Oprah Winfrey

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

- E.E. Cummings

"Life is short, but it is wide. This too shall pass."

- Rebecca Wells

"Encouraging someone to be entirely themself is the loudest way to love them."

- Kalen Dion

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

- Confucius

"Stars can't shine without darkness."

- D.H. Sidebottom

"Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined."

- Toni Morrison

"Just pick a goal and stick to it—no big complicated secret."

- Richelle Goodrich

"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

- Warren Buffet

"If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

- Dalai Lama

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

- Truman Capote

"Stones and sticks are thrown only at fruit-bearing trees."

- Sumi

"Maybe not today, tomorrow, or even in a year, but if you keep fighting and never give up, then things will eventually turn around, and you’ll be able to look back with relief and shout, ‘Yes! I made it!’"

"Depression is a war. Don’t give up just because you lost a battle."

"Guilt is toxic. Reliving the same mistake over and over again is torture. Constantly criticising and blaming yourself is bullying. Break free of this cycle. Reflect. Learn. Grow. Love yourself. Forgive yourself."

"Having depression is NOT a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of being human, and anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t understand this illness."

"MYTH: You will be depressed forever. FACT: With the right help, you can beat your depression and go on to live a happy, healthy, fulfilling life."

"Healing is the long game. It’s a long process, and it’s okay to take your time."

"If sometimes all you want is for someone to acknowledge just how difficult struggling with depression is, then here’s your acknowledgement. We understand, and we’re proud of you for not giving up."

"Don’t be ashamed of the times you fell. Instead, be proud of all the times you got back up."

"If you’ve ever had suicidal thoughts, then we’re glad you’re still here. Keep holding on."

"You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it."

"In case no one told you today: you are beautiful. You are loved. You are needed. You are alive for a reason. You are stronger than you think, and if you keep on fighting, then you’re going to get through this."

"If you’re thinking about giving up today, just live until tomorrow. And when you do, read this again."

"Remember: Your depression does not define you. Your strength and your courage does."

"Just remember your success rate of getting through bad days is 100%."

"I make a point to remind myself: 'you will not get better with shame ... you will get better with love'."

"I try to remind myself that my current situation is not my final destination. I try to remind myself of the things I've already come through that I thought I would not make it through but I did."

"Never forget that H.O.P.E. stands for "Hold On, Pain Ends"."

"You deserve as much love and support as anybody else."

"You’ve survived 100% of your worst days so far. You’re a champion."

"Try not to be discouraged by setbacks. Instead, try to be encouraged by the fact that you have the chance to overcome them."

"Admitting that you’re not OK is NOT a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of self-awareness, maturity, and emotional strength."

"You are NOT your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle."

"It is not weak to say, “I’m not OK, and I need help”. On the contrary, it is brave. It is courageous. And in the end, it could save your life."

"No matter who gives up on you, don’t you ever give up on yourself."

"Try not to get so comfortable with your demons that you accept them as being a part of you. Instead, seek help so that you can work on liberating yourself from them."

"Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worth the trip – but we’re here to tell you that you are."

"Hope and depression are bitter rivals until one, always and inevitably, defeats the other."

"No one is ever too broken, too scarred or too far-gone to recover. If you keep on fighting, then anything’s possible."

"If I am feeling depressed or having a depressive episode, I remind myself that I am NOT my depression. I am more than this."

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it, but if you never give up, you will get there eventually."

"When you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change, you’ll take a giant leap forward in your quest to recover from depression."

"Hating yourself will never, ever get you as far as loving yourself will."

"Depression isn’t pretty, but having depression doesn’t make you ugly. Anxiety is a burden, but having anxiety doesn’t make you a burden. Even though you’re struggling right now, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You are so, so much more than your problems, and you are a warrior for continuing to fight them."

"Recovery does not happen linearly. Sometimes you’ll have bad days, sometimes you’ll have setbacks, and sometimes you’ll feel so low and broken that you’ll want to give up. But if you keep taking little steps forward, you’ll eventually get there."

"If you rearrange the letters in depression, you’ll get ‘I pressed on' - meaning your current situation is NOT your final destination."

"No matter how far you’ve travelled down the wrong road, you can always turn around and get back on the right track."

"One of the most dangerous myths surrounding depression is that it is a life sentence, when in reality, if you seek the right help and keep on fighting, you CAN recover, and live a happy, healthy, depression-free life."

"If you’re feeling suicidal, write down your dreams. Block everything else out and picture them coming true. Use them as reasons to keep on fighting."

"Eat like you love yourself, move like you love yourself, speak like you love yourself, and act like you love yourself."

"Would you be as critical to your loved ones as you are to yourself? That’s what we thought. Please, be kind to yourself."

"It’s hard for a person to beat depression, but it’s even harder for depression to beat a person who never gives up."

"One foot in front of the other. Climb the ladder one step at a time. Believe in yourself, you can do this. The light at the end of the tunnel will come."

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end!"

"Hit the ground and choose to bounce back. We always have two options in every step of life so always choose to bounce back."

"A full recovery is possible. Broken bones heal stronger."

"This too shall pass. Got me through the deepest depression I have ever experienced."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"Just because your life may not have turned out the way you’d planned, it doesn’t mean that it won’t turn out OK."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Things may seem gloomy ahead and you may feel like giving up, but if you don’t keep going, then you will never know what is just around the corner."

"Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remind yourself how far you have come. Remind yourself of everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome."

"Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones."

"Whatever you do, never forget that you’re human. It’s OK to have a meltdown. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are heading."

"Never let someone who doesn’t know your value tell you how much you’re worth."

"Never, ever forget that you are special, and that you touch more lives than you’ll ever know."

"Never forget that walking away from something unhealthy is a very brave thing to do – even if you stumble a little on your way out the door."

"Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once."

"Someday, everything will make sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason."

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

"Just because your path is different, it doesn’t mean you’re lost."

"Recovery sometimes involves doing what you should do instead of what you want to do. But in the end, it is so, so worth it."

"The past is like an anchor that holds you back. You have to be able to let go of who you were in order to become who you want to be."

"The world will not end if you do not figure everything out tonight, so stop pacing, stop sweating, and stop fretting. Instead, go to bed and start again tomorrow."

"When you focus on problems, you’ll have more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you’ll have more opportunities."

"When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top."

"Life has many chapters, and one bad one does not mean that it’s the end of the book."

"Being yourself is the prettiest thing you can be."

"No matter what you’re going through right now, having a positive attitude is going to serve you better than having a negative one."

"The most beautiful thing in the world is a smile that has struggled through tears."

"Don’t compare the lowest points of your life to someone else’s Instagram highlight real and use it as a reason to feel inadequate."

"If you do everything you can to keep on fighting, then even if they don’t tell you, there’ll be people who’ll find your plight with depression inspiring."

"Instead of always focusing on how far you have left to go, make sure you also remember how far you have come."

"This is just a little reminder that you deserve to be treated as well as you treat everybody else. Don’t accept anything less!"

"It is better to be an imperfect version of yourself than a perfect version of somebody else."

"Someone failing to see the best in you does not diminish your worth as a person."

"Making mistakes does not mean you’ve failed. Rather, it means you had the courage to try, and if you learn from those mistakes, then you’ll soon succeed."

"Don’t let negative, toxic, insecure people drag you down to their level."

"One day, you’ll wake up and realise that the pain’s still there but that it doesn’t hurt quite as much as it used to. That’s when you’re on the road to healing."

"Being imperfect doesn’t mean you’re unworthy. It means you’re human."

"When I’m feeling depressed and anxious I tend to withdraw and isolate myself ... I can’t reach out to those I love and feel worthless and a burden to them. When this happens, I then try to remember: 'your depression is trying to get you alone and then it will try to kill you'. This helps me remember that’s it’s my depression that’s lying to me and keeping me from reaching out to those I love and who love me."

"Surviving is an achievement in and of itself. We've got to give ourselves more credit."

"I have a friend who is a psychiatrist. He always tells me, 'in the darkest night, the stars are still there, you just can't see them'."

"I have a tattoo of a bow & arrow as a reminder that when life pulls you back, it’s just preparing to launch you into something great."

"When you feel like you don't have the motivation or energy to do even the most basic of activities, remember that 1% beats 0% ... little wins pave the way for big wins."

"A psych told me this many years ago and it has kept me going for many years. 'It's ok to feel s**t, give yourself the opportunity to feel s**t, don't fight it!' I learned over the years to give myself care time."

"It actually was told to me in a different context but really it works here too: 'never quit on a bad day' ... like wait for a good day and see if you still feel the same. This has really helped me through some things."

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations."

"The comeback is always stronger than the setback."

- Unknown

"The only way out of the darkness is to find your own light."

"Just because something didn’t work out right now doesn’t mean it never will—keep the faith, if you can. I’ll do the same."

"Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion."

"Always look for something positive in each day ... even if some days you need to look a little harder than others."

"Instead of counting your troubles, count all the joys you have in life as well."

"There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn’t jump puddles for you."

"Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity."

"Don’t look back, because if you do, you might fall over what is in front of you."

"Today, you don’t need to have all the answers. You just need to know what to do next."

"Don’t compare your progress with that of others. After all, we all need our own time to travel our own distance."

"Some days, life is all about your dreams, hopes and vision for the future. But on other days, all it’s about is trying to put one foot in front of the other. And you know what? That’s OK."

"Nothing in life is permanent. Don’t let one bad thing ruin your whole day/week/month. If you can’t change it, let it go and move on."

"Life is like a camera: focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot."

"Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means that you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you."

"If you can’t figure out where you stand with someone, then it might be time to stop standing and start walking."

"Time to forgive yourself and start being your own best friend."

"Doing the best I can ... as long as I can."

"Finding the right therapist is a bit like dating ... sometimes you have to try a few before you find a good match."

"We cannot in a minute get rid of unhealthy habits we’ve been practising for a lifetime. That’s why it takes time for therapy to work."

"Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit for it."

"In case you didn’t know: studies show that 80% of the things we worry about happening never actually happen."

"Relationships are like glass – sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than to hurt yourself trying to put them back together."

"People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable."

- Unknown

"What is coming is better than what is gone."

- Unknown

"Sometimes it’s OK if the only thing you did today was breathe."

"Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come."

- Unknown

"A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure."

"Is whatever you’re frustrated about worth ruining the hour, the day, the week?"

"Normal is a cycle on the washing machine."