Whether you’re a student focusing on studies or club activities, or a working adult juggling a job or childcare, everyone has something they’re striving for at every stage of life.
Even if you’re fine when you’re fully absorbed, there may be moments when your spirits suddenly drop or you start feeling negative.
So this time, we’ve compiled a list of encouraging words from the famous sayings of great and notable figures.
These are all words that make you feel like trying again, so we hope you’ll remember them when you feel like your heart is about to break.
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- Words from great and famous people that make you forget negativity in an instant!
- To my present self! Memorable, uplifting words and the source of courage to change myself
- Knowing this will surely ease your heart… Comforting words from great and famous people.
- Powerful words give you a push! Words that help you try even harder than before.
It should resonate all the more with those who are giving it their all! Words of encouragement from great figures and famous people (1–10)
The mental strength to endure—to dig in with “One more step!” the very moment you think “I can’t go on”—cultivates an unbeatable power to overcome anything.NEW!Taihō Kōki
In the world of competition, you either win or lose.
In sumo, that contest can be over in an instant.
In such moments, there are times when you feel it’s all over.
But through this famous quote, Taiho teaches us that what matters is what comes next.
If you can take just one more step when you think you can’t, if you can endure, the moment that leads to victory may arrive.
A strong heart that never gives up, no matter the circumstances, is the key to drawing victory closer.
It’s a quote to remember especially when you’re in a do-or-die, on-the-edge situation.
Sweat you shed never liesNEW!Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
When does sweat run down our bodies? You might break out in a sweat due to changes in temperature or from fear, but if we’re talking about a sumo wrestler’s sweat, it’s surely the sweat shed during training.
Sumo is a world of competition—matches are often decided in an instant.
To rise to that decisive moment and demonstrate their true worth, wrestlers must train not only their bodies but also their minds to the utmost.
Chiyonofuji’s famous quote seems to say that tireless effort becomes one’s confidence and can, in turn, become the certainty of victory.
It’s easy when you’re on the ascent and riding momentum. A person’s true worth is determined when they’re in a tight spot.NEW!Taihō Kōki
Everyone feels good when they’re on a roll.
It feels like everything is going your way.
But life isn’t an endless uphill climb.
Even Taihō, who left us these words, lost the bout that would have given him a record 69 consecutive wins.
That match is known as the century’s great misjudgment and led to the introduction of video review.
There was an official objection to the decision, but after deliberation, Taihō was handed the loss.
He naturally had regrets, but after the bout he said, “It was my fault for fighting like that.” A person’s true worth is decided when they’re in a tight spot… a quote worth remembering.
Only the weak are unable to forgive; forgiveness is a sign of strength.NEW!Gandhi
Gandhi, who achieved India’s independence through nonviolence and civil disobedience.
This famous quote of his teaches us what true strength in a person really is.
Forgiving someone is not easy.
Especially when the other person is at fault, we tend to attack or hurl insults out of hatred.
Yet even in such situations, there are people who can put themselves in the other person’s shoes and choose to forgive.
They surely possess a broad and gentle heart, as well as the strength to believe in others.
Let’s strive to always keep a compassionate heart.
Those who do not advance will surely fall back, and those who do not retreat will surely advance.NEW!Yukichi Fukuzawa
These are words written in the book An Encouragement of Learning.
They are followed by: “It is a principle that there must not be those who, advancing neither forward nor backward, remain stagnant.” “Stagnation” means staying in the same place—in other words, maintaining the status quo.
Taken together with the preceding statement, it means that the only people who can move forward are those who keep advancing without retreat, and that if you try to maintain the status quo without striving to move ahead, you will inevitably fall behind.
It is important to always have the ambition to move at least a little further than yesterday and to keep taking on challenges.
98% of our worries are needlessNEW!Masahiro Fujimura
Masahiro Fujimura, renowned as a charismatic figure in the marketing world, has also published books on the method of selling experiences.
Don’t you think these words resonate with many people? When we want to take action but can’t, it’s usually because of risks, the future, and other worries.
However, Mr.
Fujimura says that 98% of those worries are needless.
In other words, overthinking won’t help.
No matter how much you think, your anxiety will never drop to zero, so believe that you’ll be okay and keep moving forward.
Let those who wish to leave, leave.NEW!Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, monarch of the Kingdom of Macedon, one of the empires of ancient Greece.
Often called one of the most successful military commanders in history, Alexander the Great left behind numerous famous sayings.
Among them, this short yet resolute quote was addressed to the many soldiers who were exhausted by the long campaign.
It conveys the meaning: let those who wish to leave, leave; even if our numbers are few, we will continue the campaign with those who still have the will to fight.
