There are times in daily life when you feel down—like when you have a fight with a friend, go through a heartbreak, or make a mistake at work.
If it’s something you can solve by thinking it through, that’s great.
But aren’t there times when, no matter how much you think, only negative thoughts come to mind and you just can’t stay positive?
This time, we’re sharing words that can save you in those tough moments—phrases to remember when things are hard.
We’ve compiled a wide range, from gentle words that offer comfort to powerful ones that push you forward.
Find the ones that resonate with you!
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- A prescription for a weary heart! What comforting words can support and reassure you?
- Words that gently illuminate a downcast heart—the kind that make you happy from that very moment.
- Words from great and famous people that make you forget negativity in an instant!
- Moving quotes from great and famous people to remember when you want to cry your heart out
- Words that gently wrap around a heart that has grown cold... heartwarming words.
- Even a single word can save your heart! Uplifting, happy words that make you feel positive
- Powerful yet gentle, words that save the heart... Encouraging words that lift you up in tough times.
- Powerful words give you a push! Words that help you try even harder than before.
- [Heart-Touching] Quotes That Keep You Going Anytime! Fiery Words That Push You Forward
- Heartwarming words, a single phrase gently lights up your tomorrow.
Words to Remember When You're Feeling Down: Comforting Phrases for Tough Times (1–10)
Please stay alive. I want to put an end to a world that makes you want to die.NEW!Taro Yamamoto
These words express a strong desire to somehow change a world that robs people of their confidence and makes them feel like giving up on life.
They convey the idea that the suffering people endure is largely caused by the structure of society and the politics that shape it, and that by changing politics, society itself can be transformed into a world where everyone can live more easily.
A key point is the powerful appeal to those who have given up to choose life, which clearly conveys a sense of solidarity and support.
These words are filled with a wish to reduce suffering and create a world where everyone can feel happiness.
Do not compare yourself to anyone else in this world. Doing so is an insult to yourself.Bill Gates
There are times when we get discouraged by comparing ourselves to others—thinking we can’t do something as well as that person, or that unlike them, we messed up.
But this quote says that putting ourselves down like that is the same as insulting and hurting ourselves.
Some of you may have been struck by these words from Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.
On top of feeling down, to then hurt yourself further by comparing yourself to others—there’s no way that should be acceptable! Don’t compare yourself to others.
You are you, and you should treat yourself with care.
If you can learn from failure, that failure is a success.Malcolm Forbes
Do you know how to turn failure into success? Malcolm Forbes, known as the publisher of the business magazine Forbes, offered this answer.
According to him, when you learn from failure, it stops being mere failure and can actually be called success.
As the saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.” No matter how many times you fail, the lessons you take from those failures become the path to your next big success.
If you’re feeling down after a setback, try believing in these words.
No matter how many times a person fails, as long as they don’t lose the courage to try once more, they will surely make something of themselves.Konosuke Matsushita
On the path of challenge, we are bound to encounter failures, and those failures can sometimes bring us to a halt.
Here are words from Konosuke Matsushita—often called the God of Management—that rouse the courage to recover from such setbacks and to keep challenging ourselves without giving up.
Above all, he emphasizes the spirit captured in the Kansai dialect phrase mou ippen, meaning “once more.” If we hold this in our hearts and keep pressing forward, he says, we will someday seize success.
His words clearly convey the importance of learning from failure and, above all, of not stopping our progress.
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
When you get beaten down by others—scolded or belittled—it’s natural to feel discouraged.
But there’s no need to sink into despair, as the American writer Mary Johnston reminds us.
She uses the analogy that even if you beat cake batter vigorously, once it’s baked it rises soft and fluffy.
In the same way, no matter how much you’re knocked around, you don’t have to cave in; one day you’ll achieve results.
Her words can be the spark that helps you look forward even when you’re feeling down.
Hesitation is proof of motivation.Shizuo Takano
Hesitating over decisions is often talked about as a bad thing, isn’t it? People say that if you have a firm core within yourself, you can make snap judgments.
But you could also see hesitation as a sign that you’re engaging with the matter seriously.
Shizuo Takano, a key figure behind the development of VHS, captured that idea in a single, exhilarating phrase.
For those who often find themselves hesitating precisely because they care so deeply, Takano’s words can be truly encouraging.
Precisely because we’re serious, we run into walls.Shuzo Matsuoka
As we keep taking on challenges, the walls we face can require real resolve to overcome, and some people may feel their spirits break.
These are words from Shuzo Matsuoka that offer a way of thinking about such walls and call on us to face them positively.
He says that feeling a wall is proof you’ve been confronting things that seriously, and urges you to first take pride in yourself for having challenged yourself enough to reach that wall.
His words also carry encouragement: because you’ve built up enough to even feel that wall, you can surely get over it and move forward.