A prescription for a weary heart! What comforting words can support and reassure you?
Have you ever felt a moment when someone’s kind words sink in and resonate just when your heart is tired?
In daily life, we all feel anxiety and worries—sometimes the weight of it all presses heavily on our hearts.
At times like that, even the smallest phrase can melt a heart that’s gone cold.
In this article, we’ll share gentle words that stand by you and quietly support you when your heart is weary.
As you recall the warmth of words once given by someone dear, I hope your heart feels even a little lighter.
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A prescription for a tired heart! Comforting words that will support you (21–30)
You must not mistake a single defeat for a decisive one.Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Speaking of the fabulously wealthy Gatsby who suddenly appeared before society, yes—that’s The Great Gatsby.
It’s been adapted into films and stage plays many times, and most recently Leonardo DiCaprio’s film is well known.
The author of Gatsby is this Mr.
Fitzgerald.
Big projects can fail whether you’re a student or a working adult, but you don’t have to think of that as the biggest failure of your life.
As the saying goes, even a grand champion learns sumo through losses; people can learn a great deal from failure and defeat.
Of course, whether you can turn defeat into nourishment is up to you!
No matter how dark it is, the stars are shining.Ralph Waldo Emerson
More often than not, Emerson is remembered for his famous quotes rather than his achievements as a philosopher or the works he left as a poet.
His sayings are frequently used in TV commercials, so many of you have probably seen or heard them.
This particular quote seems to teach us that worries and suffering are only temporary.
Just as the words suggest, even when thick clouds cover the sky and we can’t see them, the stars are always shining above.
When your grades won’t improve or your performance isn’t rising, if you keep believing in yourself and move forward, you’ll surely find beautiful stars shining there.
Don’t push yourself—take a rest. Recovering your energy is part of the job, too.Hiromu Arakawa
Hiromu Arakawa is a manga artist who has released numerous popular works such as Fullmetal Alchemist and Daemons of the Shadow Realm.
In Silver Spoon, the series she serialized from 2011 to 2019, the heroine Aki Mikage’s mother says the following.
Working hard is important, and it’s necessary.
However, if you push yourself too far and your performance suffers—or in the worst case, you collapse—then it’s all for nothing.
She teaches us that in order to work hard, it’s also important to take proper breaks at times and recharge.
Face great sorrows with courage, and face small sorrows with patience. After you finish the day’s work through hard effort, sleep in peace. The rest is in God’s hands.Victor Hugo
These are the words of Victor Hugo, who was active as a poet in France, offering advice on how to strive day by day.
From the idea that when suffering is great you need courage, and when it is small you need patience, you can sense a message encouraging us to overcome difficulties with the strength that suits the situation.
It also gives the impression of portraying the importance of rest after making an effort, and conveys a powerful call to move forward with faith.
The words express a gentle reminder not to take on too much, that it’s important to stay composed and proceed calmly.
What matters isn’t who you’ve been up to now, but who you’ll be from here on.Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald, regarded alongside Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday as one of the top singers of the 20th century.
If you haven’t yet heard classics like “Hello, Dolly!” or “Mack the Knife,” please do! Here’s one of her famous quotes: “People only have a bright future ahead of them.” It feels like a gentle push forward.
Everyone has times when they can’t shake off regrets and keep dwelling on things that are over, right? But if you have time for that, lifting your head and moving on to the next goal will definitely be more positive!
So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again.Walt Disney
You’ve probably seen that animated scene where the old-style Mickey Mouse puffs out his cheeks and whistles while steering a boat.
It makes me wonder if Walt Disney had already foreseen the future we live in now, even back then.
They say Walt went bankrupt with several companies before he had a hit with animation.
Thinking that “no one has smooth sailing from the start” really eases the mind.
Learning from failure is never easy, but I’d like to start by learning from small things, at least.
There is no piece that cannot move forward.Makoto Nakahara
The many brilliant games he played against Yasuharu Oyama are still talked about today, and his total number of career wins ranks fifth in history, following the likes of Habu and Tanigawa.
When you remember that these words come from Makoto Nakahara, the original legend of the shogi world, they feel profoundly deep.
How do you interpret them? If you find yourself thinking, “Isn’t ‘There’s no piece that can’t move forward’ too obvious—what is this?” try saying the phrase out loud several times.
At some moment, you’ll likely experience a scales-falling-from-your-eyes realization.
It’s a dependable motto to model your own after: even in hard times, move forward.