Mottos that are sure to lift your spirits and keep you positive!
When you’re feeling down or things aren’t going well, sometimes the motto you’ve written in your personal journal can save you.
What kind of motto do you live by?
In this article, we’ll introduce positive mottos that will shine a bright light on you.
We’ve picked quotes from great figures and celebrities, as well as lines from manga, taken from a variety of contexts.
When you need just a little more strength to keep going, or when you’ve hit rock bottom and can’t pull yourself up, please remember the words we share here.
- Words I want to make my motto that always inspire me
- Words that strongly push you forward and give you energy
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These positive mottos (61–70) are sure to lift your spirits and keep you looking forward!
All phenomena are reflections of the mind.Kazuo Inamori
Kazuo Inamori is a towering Japanese industrialist on par with Konosuke Matsushita.
He founded Kyocera, Daini Denden, and what is now KDDI.
Just knowing that makes his words feel especially profound—human nature is curious that way.
He seems to teach us the importance of ideals and hopes: improvements in grades and boosts in company performance both begin with thinking in your heart, “I wish this would happen,” or “I hope things turn out that way.” The person who invented the elevator must have first thought, “Wouldn’t it be nice if stairs went up by themselves?” Any goal starts with “First, hold it in your heart!”—that’s the key.
A crisis is an opportunity.
When faced with a difficult situation, many people probably find this phrase coming to mind.
When we fall into a desperate state, anyone can feel like giving up.
But once we give up, that’s the end.
That’s why we should hold on to the desire to break through somehow.
So why not make this phrase your motto? If we can see a crisis as a chance—a favorable opportunity—and use it to move things in a better direction, that would be ideal.
Let’s commit these words to heart so we can overcome any hardship.
Dripping water wears away stone.
"Tenteki senseki" is read as "tenteki senseki." It means that even a single drop of water, which seems powerless, can bore a hole in stone if it keeps falling over a long period of time.
In other words, steady effort leads to success.
While making a short-term effort is possible, continuing that effort is not easy.
That’s precisely why those who can keep going are the ones who succeed.
When you feel like giving up, remember this saying, imagine your successful self, and give it another try.
Go your own way and let people say whatever they want.Dante Alighieri
Here is a quote by Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet and philosopher.
We often find ourselves worrying about what others think or comparing ourselves to other people, and we can lose our way.
This saying reminds us that each of us is different, and there are as many paths as there are people.
It carries a profound message: carve out your own path and pay no heed to others’ voices.
When you lose sight of your way, remember these words.
No one else walks the exact same path.
I never lose. I either win or learn.Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, who served as President of the Republic of South Africa, is a figure remembered for his work on racial discrimination.
Here is one of his famous quotes that seems to express an attitude of facing difficulties head-on.
Because these words come from someone who broke with convention and rose to the presidency, they inspire us to keep pushing forward.
They powerfully convey that failure does not mean defeat, and that repeated learning ultimately leads to victory.
It is not the strong who win; it is those who win who are strong.Franz Beckenbauer
When we lose in sports matches or various award competitions, we sometimes get discouraged, thinking it’s because we were weak.
At times like that, remember the words of Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer player and coach: “It’s not the strong who win; those who win are strong.” It suggests that it isn’t that you win because you’re strong or lose because you’re weak; rather, the fact of winning itself is what defines the strength of a team or a person.
These encouraging words make us want to value our daily efforts anew so that we can earn the result of being the “strong ones.”
What matters is not the length of life, but the depth of life.Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’d like to share a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
It tells us that what matters is not the length of time we live, but how we spend that time and how earnestly we face things.
Even in our relationships, it can feel that the depth matters more than how long we’ve known someone.
We can’t control the length of our lives, but we can shape their depth.
Keep this message in your heart, and try to live a life of depth in your own way.