A must-see for those who just can’t stay positive! A collection of inspiring quotes to lift a heavy heart
Everyone has times when their motivation dips, they stumble along the way, or they feel utterly crushed.
For moments like these, I’ve gathered some uplifting quotes.
By encountering words you’ve never known, you might discover a version of yourself you’ve never met.
Through new words, you may start to feel that the time you’re spending worrying right now is too precious to waste!
You might even think, “What a waste to keep worrying!”
When you want to meet a new you, I highly recommend listening to the words of many different people.
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A must-see for those who just can’t stay positive! A collection of inspiring quotes to lift a discouraged heart (81–90)
Life is beautiful because we fight.Pierre de Coubertin
These are the words left by the French educator who crafted the basic concept of the Olympics and is also called the “father of the modern Olympic Games.” The idea of fighting can be interpreted in many ways, but what can be said in any situation is that the most beautiful thing is the figure of someone facing a challenge with all their strength.
Give it everything you have.
Someone is surely watching you.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try cheer somebody else up.Mark Twain
The person who left the quote, “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up,” is Mark Twain, the father of American literature and also famous for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Seeing someone’s happy face makes us feel happy too, doesn’t it?
If you work hard, will you be rewarded? That’s not it. You keep working hard until you’re rewarded.Lionel Messi
Even if you know the saying “hard work pays off,” you can’t help feeling uneasy until you actually see results, right? Here is a famous quote by Lionel Messi that speaks to how steep the path is when it comes to connecting effort and results.
It doesn’t claim that any effort will be rewarded; rather, it powerfully conveys that only those who keep giving their all, no matter how painful it gets, will be rewarded.
These words also inspire the mindset that if you’re not seeing results yet, it means your effort isn’t enough—you’ve still got more in you.
Fortune may take wealth from us, but it cannot take our courage.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
If you took World History or Ethics in high school, you may have encountered Seneca at least once.
To distinguish him from his father, Marcus Annaeus Seneca, he’s also called “Seneca the Younger.” It’s kind of interesting, isn’t it? Seneca’s tragedies are said to have influenced later writers like Ben Jonson and Shakespeare.
These words of his teach the strength of courage.
If you’re struggling to stay positive, try repeating them like a spell.
It’s said that human words carry a special power—kotodama.
I reflect on what I should, but once I sleep, I forget it.Atsuya Furuta
While self-reflection is important as we keep striving, when that feeling grows too strong it can make us fear risk and stop in our tracks.
Here are the words of Atsuya Furuta—who excelled as both a player and a manager for the Yakult Swallows—offering a way of thinking about how to face reflection so we can keep looking ahead and moving forward.
He tells us that although reflecting is essential, it’s not good to dwell on it; we should reset our feelings and move on the next day.
His words convey the idea that reflection isn’t meant to shake our emotions, but to help us gain lessons for the future.
The secret to staying cheerful is to live believing that tomorrow will surely be better.Ryotaro Shiba
The novelist Ryotaro Shiba, known for works such as Ryoma ga Yuku, which was adapted into a TV drama, advocates an optimistic way of life: even if something bad happens, tomorrow should be better than today.
Living with faith in something is healthy.
If I can’t entertain someone, there’s no meaning to being alive.Hayao Miyazaki
These are the words of the director who created films like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind that transcend generations.
When you need a boost, remember Miyazaki’s anime and these words.
Doesn’t it lift your spirits just to know there are creators who live with such conviction and keep making their works?
Because we developed self-restraint, humans became able to get along with others.Juichi Yamagiwa
A world-renowned authority in gorilla studies, he became the president of Kyoto University in October 2014.
Gorillas, renowned for their massive bodies, possess both tolerance and self-restraint and are said to adhere to nonviolence.
The same capacity for self-restraint has been passed down to humans, and this, the view goes, was the key to human development.
It’s encouraging to think that humans may originally possess the power to build peace.
Turn an unfamiliar corner, and the journey has already begun.Eikichi Nagayama
These are words casually spoken by Eiji Rokusuke, who wrote the lyrics to many hit songs, including “Ue o Muite Arukō” (Sukiyaki).
They speak to a life of travel that continued until his very last years.
When you’re uncertain or feeling a bit down, simply taking a path you don’t usually walk might be enough to change something.
Believe that someday, your turn for a chance will surely come.Yasushi Akimoto
Yasushi Akimoto—the man everyone knows as a producer and lyricist for the AKB group.
The placement of the commas lends this statement an air of credibility, doesn’t it? Not only chances, but believing in something itself may be what gives us strength.