Encouraging Quotes

11 Comforting, Supportive, Reassuring and Encouraging Quotes

I have been collecting what I like to call encouraging quotes for quite some time now.  It seems that many people are going through difficult times these days and it is nice to have something to fall back on, some words of inspiration, motivation or humor that can help us just get through the day sometimes.

It is amazing how much of an effect a quotation or saying can have on people. Some words can be life changing, like an epiphany, eureka moment or wake up call. Words can and do change lives as this proverb suggests.

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” ~ Proverbs 25.11

It is my hope that you find something here that touches your heart today and resonates with your own soul. Enjoy!

“A small trouble is like a pebble.
Hold it too close to your eye and it fills the
whole world and puts everything out of focus.
Hold it at a proper distance and it can be examined and properly classified.
Throw it at your feet and it can be seen in its true setting,
just one more tiny bump on the pathway of life.” ~ Celia Luce

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“Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing,
let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up,
look upward and say to yourself…
Nothing is impossible!” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

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“Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it.”
~ David Guy Powers

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“Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible. ”
~ Cadet Maxim

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“Always be generous with your encouraging words,
you may find they will inspire others to be the best they can be.”
~ Catherine Pulsifer

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“Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else.
No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the
opportunity to give encouragement.” ~ George Adams

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“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’
Start where you stand, and work with whatever
tools you may have at your command,
and better tools will be found as you go along.” ~ Napoleon Hill

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“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?”
I dream of things that never were and say, “Why not?”
~ George Bernard Shaw

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“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ~ Carl Bard

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“I’m not telling you it is going to be easy -
I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it”
~ Art Williams

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Stay tuned for more encouraging quotes, motivational sayings, heartbreak quotes and life qoutes to come…

Veronica Hay is an inspirational writer/author who provides support and resources to help you live a richer life. Her work inspires others to be more of who they really are. Visit her blog at: inspirational words
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