Words that embrace a wounded heart... Comforting sayings by great and notable figures
When you go through something tough and can’t escape your worries or anxieties, it’s only natural to become negative.
Even when you try to take your mind off things, you might suddenly remember and feel your mood sink again.
So this time, I’ve put together a list of comforting words to soothe a wounded heart.
These are phrases you can use not only when you’re having a hard time yourself, but also when you want to show care for friends or family.
I hope the words of great figures and well-known people will lift your spirits.
It gently embraces a wounded heart... Words of comfort from great and famous figures (1–10)
Just because you’ve been beaten down doesn’t mean you have to get discouraged. Even after all that beating and whipping, eggs still make a cake rise.Mary Johnston
This is a quote by Mary Johnston, a renowned American author known for her challenging literary works.
Even if you face criticism from those around you or experience setbacks, it’s important to understand that these are part of growth.
Like whipping eggs, overcoming difficulties creates new possibilities, and the cake of life rises.
Don’t be swayed by others’ opinions—believe in the power you hold within.
No matter how harsh the circumstances, wonderful results await beyond what you overcome.
Your efforts will surely bear fruit and open the way to the future.
Use your failures as experience to nurture yourself.
The cake of your life is sure to be something wonderful!
Why do you blame yourself? Other people will properly blame you when necessary, so isn’t that enough?Albert Einstein
Here is a quote from Albert Einstein, known as a giant in the scientific world and the proponent of the theory of relativity.
This message reminds us not to become excessive in self-responsibility and self-criticism.
When we’re feeling down, we tend to hurt ourselves even more by blaming ourselves, but Einstein teaches us that “since others will criticize you, you don’t need to push yourself that far.” By loosening your heart a little and treating yourself more gently, the burden on your mind will lighten.
It’s important not to worry too much about others’ opinions, and instead focus on your own growth and happiness.
Start by forgiving yourself, and take a positive first step forward.
Only those who can love deeply can also experience great pain.NEW!Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy is a great Russian writer known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
This quote of his is something to remember when you’re heartbroken.
It’s precisely because you loved someone so deeply that, when you lose that love, you feel a pain as if you were being torn apart.
It’s proof that the person was that important to you, something precious and hard to lose.
It may become a painful memory, but I believe the experience of loving someone that strongly will help you grow.
Once you’ve done everything you can, leave the results to others.Golda Meir
How many times have you said, “I’ve done all I can—now it’s up to fate!”? Even if we say, “I’ll leave it to fate,” the result still nags at us, doesn’t it? This phrase gently gives you a push on the back.
It’s comforting to realize that even very famous or popular people feel the same way about leaving things to fate.
Golda Meir, who left us these words, was Israel’s first female prime minister.
As the first woman in that role, she must have faced a lot of headwinds.
Sometimes, shifting your mindset and becoming a bit more optimistic is important.
You can just be yourself.Mother Teresa
There’s probably no one who doesn’t know “Let It Go,” the theme song from the worldwide hit film Frozen.
Beyond the film’s charm and its irresistibly hummable melody, it was the theme in the lyrics—the message that “you’re fine just the way you are”—that resonated so widely, wasn’t it? These soothing words by Mother Teresa bring that to mind.
Even she, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, must have had moments when she paused and felt uncertain.
These words even feel like a gentle reassurance spoken by a mother, don’t they?
So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again.Walt Disney
Here is a quote from Walt Disney, an animator and filmmaker who kept chasing his dreams.
His life was full of failures, yet he overcame each one and ultimately became a global giant of entertainment.
Failure is never the end; it is a valuable experience for growth.
You, too, may look back on your failures when you feel down, but that is the start of a new challenge.
Just as Disney faced countless hardships and kept creating new ideas, it’s important to believe in yourself and keep moving forward.
By learning from failure and trying again, future success will surely come.
It’s never too late to become the person you wanted to be.George Eliot
「何をするにも遅すぎるということはない」（“It’s never too late to do anything”）の訳として、“It’s never too late to do anything” や “Better late than never” が挙げられる。
I’ve only introduced two here, but there are many similar short English sayings, and it makes me think that people living in the English-speaking world, in any era, have embraced this spirit.
The same kind of challenge-driven spirit lives on in the words of George Eliot, as if she were encouraging us to live positively.
George Eliot was a British writer, known for masterpieces such as Middlemarch.