Short but moving words to remember when your heart is tired

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

In life, we all face worries—whether it’s the environment at school or work, relationships with friends, or drifting apart from a partner.

It’s nice when problems can be solved quickly, but there are times when nothing seems to work and you just want something to help sort out your thoughts.

So this time, I’ve gathered short yet moving quotes.

Each one offers concise words that can save your heart when you’ve lost your way in life.

I hope you find a quote that resonates with you.

Short but moving words to remember when your heart is tired (21–30)

If you don’t love yourself, you won’t be able to be truly happy in the end.Lady Gaga

These are words of wisdom from Lady Gaga, an American female singer-songwriter and dancer who is also famous for numerous performances beyond music.

She values self-esteem and diversity, and through her original performances and words, she conveys the importance of “accepting yourself and living as your true self.” When you find yourself troubled by small misunderstandings in daily life, try to remember these words.

By changing your perspective, you might be able to see things a little differently.

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Being good at dealing with people means being able to forgive them.Robert Frost

Robert Frost, a poet from San Francisco, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times.

His representative work is “The Road Not Taken,” a poem about choosing one’s own path that has long been cherished in American education as a piece for children to recite.

It’s natural for friction to arise when we interact with others.

At such times, why not recall the words in the title? They’re sure to help you find your footing and calm your mind.

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Araki Jakkan

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Short but moving words (31–40) to remember when your heart is tired

If you can’t be the lead, be a great supporting actor.Ryune-ya

Rionya, a social behavior analyst and quotation researcher, has a captivating way with words born from experience across many industries.

Here’s a line from Rionya that makes us reflect on where we should position ourselves.

It feels like a rebuttal to phrases like “If you try, you can do it” or “Hard work pays off,” urging each of us to do what we are truly able to do.

Even if you’re not the lead, what matters is making the most of your strengths; and if you pursue that to the utmost, you can become a stellar supporting player—there’s hope in that message.

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kappamaki

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If you do not love, you cannot learn how to love.Iris Murdoch

This is a quote by the British philosopher Iris Murdoch: “Unless we love, we cannot learn how to love.” At first, it may sound like it’s only about romantic relationships.

But let’s consider it more deeply.

Learning isn’t just what we think through or cram into our heads; it can be seen as what we gain by taking action and having real experiences.

So this idea may apply not only to love, but to a broader range of fields as well.

A similar saying might be “Seeing is believing,” or more literally, “Hearing a hundred times isn’t as good as seeing once.” Even failures or times when we feel stuck might be forms of learning and things of value.

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Nakajima Junko

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In conclusion

How was it? This time, I introduced short yet moving quotes.

Each one may be brief, but it carries depth and substance, doesn’t it? Solving real problems might take effort, but I hope these can serve as a spark to lift your spirits!