Wonderful quotes and sayings

Short quotes that reach your heart in an instant. Words to encourage you right now.

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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.

There are many historical figures, celebrities, and even manga characters who have left behind words that resonate—what we call “famous quotes.” Some of you may have felt encouraged, motivated, or empowered by these words.

In this article, we’ll introduce short, punchy quotes that go straight to the heart from among the many out there.

Sometimes it’s precisely because the words are brief that they strike deep and reach you directly.

If you’re looking for words that can give you strength right now, be sure to check out this article!

Short quotes that reach the heart in an instant. Words to encourage you right now (21–30)

If we were just one minute earlier, we could save one more person.Calvin Coolidge

Let me introduce a powerful quote from Calvin Coolidge: “If you are one minute early, you can save one more person.” Calvin Coolidge was an American politician who also served as President.

This saying—“If you are one minute early, you can save one more person”—was apparently an American firefighting slogan that was introduced to Japan when the American Red Cross used it in 1923 (Taisho 12) to appeal for aid following the Great Kanto Earthquake.

These powerful words that crossed the ocean truly strike a chord, don’t they?

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If you just laugh, everything becomes funny.Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll, who thrived as a writer in the United Kingdom, is known as the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Here is a positive quote from Carroll that conveys his creative stance and outlook on life.

It gives the impression that enjoying whatever you do is important, and it encourages us to face things with sincerity and a positive attitude.

Even in tough times, trying to smile for the moment may help you find small happiness amid the hardship.

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Short quotes that reach the heart in an instant. Words to encourage you right now (31–40)

You can just be yourself.Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa: "You just need to be yourself" #shorts #GreatFigures #MotherTeresa

You can just be yourself. — Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa, who stood by the poor and the lonely and continued to pour out unconditional love.

She devoted her life to protecting human dignity.

In these words lies the most important message for our modern world, where we so easily lose sight of human worth.

When you feel pained by comparisons with others, or when you find yourself trying too hard to become someone else, they remind you that you are enough just as you are.

Gently acknowledging who you are now, without denying yourself, becomes a source of strength for living.

It is a tender saying that loosens the heart and brings a sense of peace.

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Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was a former President of the United States who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his role in mediating a ceasefire in the Russo-Japanese War.

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground” is one of his sayings, teaching us to pursue lofty ideals while staying grounded.

He himself carried out social reforms in the United States and demonstrated his capabilities in diplomacy, resolving various issues.

Taking his words as a lesson, we too should keep firmly walking through reality as we strive toward our ideals.

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If you keep looking down, you won’t find a rainbow.Charlie Chaplin

These are the words of Charles Chaplin, the British actor known for his little tramp character—a small wanderer with a cane and a bowler hat—and his signature toothbrush mustache.

Often called the King of Comedy, he made numerous silent films and devoted his life to entertaining people.

The words he left us are so positive and uplifting.

If you’re feeling down and looking at the ground, you’ll miss the rainbow in the sky…

Romantic yet smile-inducing, it’s the kind of quote you’ll want to remember when something unpleasant happens.

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Forget unpleasant things by the end of the day.Kakuei Tanaka

Kakuei Tanaka, who showed powerful leadership as Prime Minister with initiatives like the “Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago,” is remembered from many angles, for better and for worse.

Here is a famous quote that conveys his character and speaks to the importance of forgetting.

It tells us that there are limits to what we can handle on our own, and that we should forget what is beyond our control and move on.

The words may seem irresponsible, but it also suggests that his sense of putting the right person in the right place and his ability to switch gears quickly may have been the source of his effectiveness.

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Those who do not advance will surely retreat, and those who do not retreat will surely advance.Yukichi Fukuzawa

When you think of Yukichi Fukuzawa, many of you probably picture the 10,000-yen bill.

Fukuzawa founded several universities, including what is now Keio University, and launched the newspaper Jiji Shimpo.

These words come from his work An Encouragement of Learning, expressing the idea that a person cannot remain in the same place forever; one can only move forward or backward.

Many people imagine that doing the same thing maintains the status quo, but in fact that is tantamount to falling behind.

In life, even little by little, we should strive to move forward in our own way.

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