There are times when we overthink, when our hearts feel worn out, and when it seems impossible to pick ourselves up on our own.
There may also be times when, even though your mindset is positive, the situation itself feels tough—like when you’ve pushed yourself too hard and it’s exhausting.
So this time, we’ve put together a list of uplifting words for when you’re feeling down.
Quotes from great figures and well-known people are sure to ease your pain.
They’re also perfect for when you want to encourage someone around you—so be sure to check them out!
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Where there is hope, there is life. Hope brings new courage and strengthens our hearts.Anne Frank
Here is a quote from Anne Frank, the Jewish girl known for The Diary of Anne Frank.
When you feel anxious about the future, try turning to these words.
By learning about Anne Frank’s life, you may find the strength to set goals and keep going, even when times are tough.
By holding on to the hope that “tomorrow will surely be better,” each day may start to feel more meaningful.
Let’s believe in the person we’ll be tomorrow and keep moving forward with a positive mindset!
Launching a boat into a storm isn’t the only form of courage.Snufkin “Moomin”
Here are some famous quotes from Snufkin, a beloved character from Moominvalley known as a traveler who loves freedom.
In everyday life, unexpected things can happen.
However, when you feel in danger, it may be important not to push yourself and not to carry everything on your own.
For example, taking the step to share your feelings with those around you is also a form of courage.
Striving for big goals is wonderful, but cherishing your own feelings and making small choices and actions in daily life may actually be what true courage is all about.
If, in the light of your conscience, there is not the slightest cause for shame, what is there to trouble you? What is there to fear?Confucius
There are moments in life when anyone can feel anxiety or fear, and those feelings can lead us to give up or stop moving forward.
These are words from Confucius, the famous Chinese thinker, that express a way of viewing such negative emotions and make us consider how to turn our feelings in a positive direction.
When worries arise, it’s important to measure them against your own conscience, and if there’s nothing shameful there, you should go ahead and act—so the saying teaches us.
It suggests that the harder things get, the more vital it is to face yourself and remember who you really are.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.NEW!Anne Frank
These are the words of Anne Frank, which gently wrap around a troubled heart.
The greater the loss, the more life may appear faded.
Yet this famous quote reminds us that there are still so many wonderful things by your side.
When you want to recover from a painful reality, don’t force yourself to forget; instead, try turning your attention to what you love and what moves your heart.
By doing so, your spirit may regain its strength, and a life that seemed washed out might come alive again in different colors.
If you’ve done the best you can, worrying won’t improve the situation. I worry about many things, but I don’t worry about water overflowing from a dam.NEW!Walt Disney
These are the words of Walt Disney, founder of a dreamland that heals everyone’s heart.
The more earnestly you devote yourself to something, the more worries you’ll have.
You start fretting about this and that, and it can feel like your heart is being crushed by anxiety.
That’s only because you’re facing things sincerely—it’s not a bad thing.
Still, as this quote suggests, sometimes it’s important to let go of your worries.
And even if those worries do come true, if you’ve done everything you could, you’ll likely be able to accept that it would have turned out that way no matter what you did.
Every event has meaning. The work of life is to understand that meaning.NEW!Suzanne Somers
There are times when, amid the daily rush of work and life, we ask ourselves what we want to do and how we want to live.
In such moments, a quote from Suzanne Somers, an American entrepreneur and actress, can nourish a tired heart.
When things are hard, thinking that this experience will surely help your future self can lift your spirits and spark new thoughts.
Because she endured breast cancer and continued to show a forward-looking way of life, her words may be all the more empowering.
If you keep looking down, you won’t be able to find a rainbow.NEW!Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin
When we’re feeling down, we tend to look down…
This is a famous quote by Chaplin that I’d like you to remember at such times.
Rainbows are said to be a sign of good luck, and seeing one makes you feel fortunate, doesn’t it? In this quote, he encourages us to keep looking forward while reminding us not to miss the rainbow.
Rather than a blunt “Do your best,” it resonates precisely because it uses a gentle, indirect expression—“missing the rainbow.” It’s a quote that feels like someone quietly sitting beside you in support.
He who runs away can fight another day.NEW!Demosthenes
These words can give courage to those who have failed once and feel like their life is over, or who are truly struggling but are holding back out of a sense of responsibility.
This quote is by Demosthenes, an ancient Greek statesman and orator.
He says that although “to flee” may sound like defeat, it actually means stepping back from the situation, regaining composure, and quietly waiting for the right moment.
Even if you quit in an environment that feels unfavorable, it isn’t running away; I feel it’s about not wasting energy so you can challenge yourself again.
No one anywhere becomes happy through envy.NEW!Baltasar Gracián
Everyone feels envy from time to time.
But when it turns into jealousy and makes you hostile toward others, you may end up pushing your own happiness farther away.
Comparing yourself with others isn’t bad, but harboring ill feelings just because you can’t be like them is misplaced.
Constant jealousy wears down your heart and keeps you from seeing your own strengths.
Keep this quote by the philosopher Baltasar Gracián close to your heart, and keep pursuing challenges that lead to your own happiness, not to defeating someone else.
Some believe that clinging makes you stronger. But sometimes, letting go is what makes you strong.NEW!Hermann Hesse
Persevering without giving up in anything cultivates strong mental fortitude.
Yet sometimes, letting go itself can be what leads to strength.
That is what the writer Hermann Hesse tells us.
Letting go of something seems simple, but it is difficult.
If it is something precious, you will waver all the more.
Precisely because of that, if you can find the courage to decide to let it go, you will grow once again and become stronger.
This quote both makes us consider what we truly need and gently acknowledges and accepts the sorrow and pain of letting go.