85 Life Quotes — Inspiring the Happy, Good and Funny in Life
Here are 85 inspiring life quotes that reflect the happy, good, and sometimes funny aspects of life. These quotes are sure to uplift and motivate you:
Happiness and Positivity
1.“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama
2.“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
3.“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” — John Lennon
4.“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” — Jim Rohn
5.“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
6.“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” — John Barrymore
7.“Do more of what makes you happy.” — Anonymous
8.“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain
Motivation and Success
9.“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
10.“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
11.“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” — Roy T. Bennett
12.“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
13.“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
14.“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle
15.“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” — Maya Angelou
Life Lessons
16.“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
17.“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
18.“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
19.“Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.” — Dan Reeves
20.“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard
21.“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll
Humor and Wit
22.“Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. Cheers!” — Unknown
23.“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde
24.“Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer
25.“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” — Jim Carrey
26.“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” — Dalai Lama
27.“Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.” — Oscar Wilde
28.“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” — Douglas Adams
Personal Growth and Self-Discovery
29.“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
30.“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin
31.“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
32.“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell
33.“The only journey is the one within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
34.“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs
Overcoming Challenges
35.“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
36.“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis
37.“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden
38.“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott
39.“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
40.“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine
These are just a few to get you started! These quotes offer a wide range of inspiration, humor, and wisdom, reminding us to cherish the good, handle the bad with grace, and find joy in every moment.
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