We all have days when we feel a little stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed. That’s when a few words of encouragement can make all the difference.
These 100 encouraging quotes are here to help you find strength, courage, and hope, even on the hardest days.
From real quotes by inspiring figures to heartfelt words that speak to your soul, there’s something here for every moment you need a reminder that you’ve got this.
Encouraging Quotes
Encouraging Quotes About Change and Growth
• “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” – Robin Sharma
• “Don’t fear change. You may lose something good, but you may gain something better.”
• “Life is about evolving. Don’t stay in a situation that no longer fits your growth.”
• “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor E. Frankl
• “Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.”
• “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer
• “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
• “Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.”
• “Every change brings a new chance to become who you’re meant to be.”
• “Transformation is often more about unlearning than learning.”
• “You’ll never grow if you stay in your comfort zone.”
• “Sometimes growth means walking away from what once felt right.”
• “Be brave enough to be bad at something new.”
• “Don’t cling to your comfort zone. That’s not where miracles happen.”
• “Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
• “Every time you choose growth over fear, you become more of who you truly are.”
• “You can’t start the next chapter if you keep rereading the last one.”
• “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates
• “Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
• “When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”
Encouraging Quotes About Strength
• “You are stronger than you think.”
• “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.”
• “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
• “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
• “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
• “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher
• “You’ve survived 100% of your bad days so far.”
• “Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.”
Encouraging Quotes for Tough Times
• “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo
• “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”
• “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
• “This too shall pass.”
• “One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and didn’t fall apart.”
• “Don’t let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.”
• “You can’t control the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
• “When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.”
Encouraging Quotes About Moving Forward
• “Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.”
• “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
• “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
• “Growth is growth, no matter how small.”
• “Don’t be discouraged by how far you have to go. Be proud of how far you’ve come.”
• “Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side.”
• “When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.”
• “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life.”
Encouraging Quotes About Hope
• “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu
• “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” – Christopher Reeve
• “Never lose hope. Tomorrow could be the day it all turns around.”
• “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
• “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” – Amanda Gorman
• “Keep a little light on inside you, even on the darkest days.”
• “Don’t give up before the miracle happens.”
• “Hold on. Better days are coming.”
Encouraging Quotes About Self-Belie
• “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
• “You are enough just as you are.”
• “The only limits in life are the ones you make.”
• “Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever comes next.”
• “Your potential is endless.”
• “She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey
• “You don’t need to have it all figured out to move forward.”
• “Believe in the person you’re becoming.”
Encouraging Quotes for New Beginnings
• “Every day is a fresh start.”
• “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
• “Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better.”
• “Your new life is going to cost you your old one, and it’s worth it.”
• “Each sunrise brings a new opportunity.”
• “Sometimes endings are really just beginnings in disguise.”
• “Let go of what’s gone, be grateful for what remains, and look forward to what’s coming.”
• “The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft
Encouraging Quotes About Life and Happiness
• “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – J.K. Rowling
• “Do what makes your soul shine.”
• “You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.”
• “Be proud of how far you’ve come and have faith in how far you can go.”
• “The best is yet to come.”
• “Your smile can change the world, don’t let the world change your smile.”
• “Live for the moments you can’t put into words.”
• “Find joy in the ordinary.”
Encouraging Quotes About Perseverance
• “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
• “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” – Walter Elliot
• “Keep showing up.”
• “Don’t stop until you’re proud.”
• “When you feel like you can’t go any further, just remember how far you’ve come.”
• “Progress, not perfection.”
• “Consistency will get you further than motivation ever will.”
• “Stay patient and trust your journey.”
Encouraging Quotes About Faith and Trust
• “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Trust the timing of your life.”
• “God has a plan. Trust it, live it, enjoy it.”
• “Sometimes you just have to let go and see what happens.”
• “The universe is always working in your favor.”
• “When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”
• “What’s meant for you will always find you.”
• “Have faith in your journey, even when you can’t see the path.”
Encouragement doesn’t always come from big moments, it often lives in the small reminders that you’re doing your best and that’s enough. Save a few of these quotes to look back on when you need motivation, hope, or a little boost to keep going. You’re capable, resilient, and stronger than you know.