Maxime is the founder and chief editor of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm, peaceful and powerful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
I’ve spent 10,000+ hours researching the best quotes since 2004 (on happiness, peace, life, etc.).
But only a few were truly amazing.
The result?
100 life quotes that are guaranteed to inspire you (updated for 2023).
You’ll discover quotes by Buddha, Bruce Lee, Thoreau, Picasso, Einstein, myself, and many more.
Enjoy!
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top. Maxime Lagacé
What does this quote mean to you? You will find meaning in life by doing what YOU think is important, not what others say.
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. Charles Bukowski
What does this quote mean to you? Be a little adventurous. Take little risks. Try something new. It will spice up your life.
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. Rose Kennedy
What does this quote mean to you? It’s normal to be proud of your accomplishments. But at the end of your life, you’ll remember these: the moments you spend with other people.
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. Theodore Roosevelt
What does this quote mean to you? To find motivation in life, you need to keep looking ahead. But being in the present moment and enjoying it is also essential.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
What does this quote mean to you? How successful you are in life is mostly a matter of mindset. So be optimistic and hopeful. You’ll accomplish way more this way.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
What does this quote mean to you? You can’t improve your life with negative thoughts, only positive ones. Watch them closely.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. SĂžren Kierkegaard
What does this quote mean to you? You become wise when you experience, fail, and try again. You let go of dead weight (the past).
Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it. Naval Ravikant
What does this quote mean to you? Society tells you most things are important in your life, but they are not. And only a handful are vital to the “good life.” Focus on them.
Life is from the inside out. When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside. Kamal Ravikant
What does this quote mean to you? Everything you want in life: happiness, calmness, and connection, starts with self-understanding.
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless. Maxime Lagacé
What does this quote mean to you? You’ll feel better in life if you try to do hard things that are important to you. “Easy” is a drug. Avoid too much of it.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Bruce Lee
What does this quote mean to you? Planning is fine. But it’s the action that will make you learn and grow the fastest.
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youâre going to get. Forrest Gump
What does this quote mean to you? Expect the unexpected from life (good or bad). You’ll be more peaceful this way.
Life is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde
What does this quote mean to you? This life is precious, mysterious and the only one you have. Try to enjoy it, in whatever form it is.
It always seems impossible until itâs done. Nelson Mandela (nelsonmandela.org)
What does this quote mean to you? You can accomplish a lot in life, if you stick to the basics, for a long period of time.
Life is a question and how we live it is our answer. Gary Keller
What does this quote mean to you? Ultimately, your life comes down to the choices you make. If you want a better life, make better choices.
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The Best Life Quotes
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca
A happy life consists in the tranquility of mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. Albert Camus
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam
My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi
Life is what happens when youâre busy making other plans. John Lennon
Life is a book you write, not a movie you watch. Maxime Lagacé
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
Life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us then speak the truth. Arthur Schopenhauer
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James (wikipedia.org)
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard
Youâve gotta dance like thereâs nobody watching. William W. Purkey
Think new thoughts and you will change your mind. Change your mind and you will change your life. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love. Maxime LagacĂ©
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)
In the end, itâs not the years in your life that count. Itâs the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
You are not what you want to be. You are what you do daily. Maxime Lagacé
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live. Naval Ravikant
Your goal in life is to find out the people who need you the most, to find out the business that needs you the most, to find the project and the art that needs you the most. There is something out there just for you. Naval Ravikant
I tell you, in this world being a little crazy helps to keep you sane. Zsa Zsa Gabor
Life gets better when you stop caring about everything. Maxime Lagacé
The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. Helen Mirren
In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
The cost for the good life is giving up comfort. Maxime Lagacé
The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important. Mark Manson (Source)
Iâm the one thatâs got to die when itâs time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Albert Einstein
The first step to life is to try. The second is to learn. The third is to share. Maxime Lagacé
Part 2. Life Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Life Quotes
Seeking a famous life quote? Check out those by Steve Jobs, Helen Keller, Thoreau, Lao Tzu, etc.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. St. Augustine
The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life youâve imagined. Henry David Thoreau
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Keep looking up… thatâs the secret of life. Snoopy
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
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Life isnât about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw (wikipedia.org)
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. Les Brown
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Eleanor Roosevelt
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Martin Luther King Jr
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey
Success isnât about how your life looks to others. Itâs about how it feels to you. Michelle Obama
Related: 155 of The Most Famous Quotes of All Time
Inspirational Sayings About Life
If life is a video game, the graphics are great, but the plot is confusing and the tutorial is way too long. Elon Musk
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett
Iâm always doing things I canât do. Thatâs how I get to do them. Pablo Picasso
The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive. Indira Gandhi
No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most. Naval Ravikant
Your life becomes meaningful in precise proportion to the depths of the responsibility you are willing to shoulder. Jordan Peterson
Cut yourself off from the past and the future and live in the present, and your life becomes a song and a dance. Osho
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. Alfred Adler
Life is sweeter when you have an attitude of gratitude. Dolly Parton (Source)
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. Mother Teresa
Challenges, failures, defeats and ultimately, progress, are what make your life worthwhile. Maxime Lagacé
Be willing to sacrifice what you think you have today for the life that you want tomorrow. Neil Strauss
The more silence you have in your life, the louder your work can be. Maxime Lagacé
Life’s too mysterious to take too serious. Mary Engelbreit
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. Neil Gaiman
Control your emotions, control your mind. Control your mind, control your actions. Control your actions, control your life. Anthony Pompliano (Source)
Your best life will not be found in comfort. It will be found in fighting for what you believe in. Maxime Lagacé
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. Rick Riordan
The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James
Life is not a competition. It’s not about winning or losing. Life is about all the fun we have before it ends. Simon Sinek (Source)
Life is not accumulation, it’s about contribution. Stephen R. Covey
Life is a tree. Your mind is the roots and who you become is the fruits. Maxime Lagacé
The only way out is through. Robert Frost
The ego wants comfort and certainty. The soul wants to live fully. Maxime Lagacé
Stop seeking today. You have all it takes to live a good life. You have your mind. Maxime Lagacé
Be pleasantly surprised by everything that happens. Life is more fun that way. Lex Fridman
Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. Jim Carrey
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Annette Funicello
Conclusion
A secret to life: Know that none of this matters, and yet… live as if every single moment does. Kamal Ravikant
Let’s recap:
- Life is short, precious, and beautiful. Don’t waste it on petty things.
- Life is also hard, unfair, and sometimes incomprehensible. Don’t overthink it. Move forward.
- You don’t control most things that happen in your life. Focus on your attitude and your effort.
- Most things will seem urgent and important. Remember: most are not. So relax.
- Life gets better when you surround yourself with positive people.
Further Readings
- Topic: Life
- 130 Short Quotes That Will Inspire You (Fast)
- 100 One Word Quotes (For Quick Inspiration)
- 101 Two Word Quotes (Find Motivation And Inspiration)
- 120 Inspirational Quotes For Teens To Cheer Yourself Up
- 100 Inspirational Quotes For Women To Empower You
- 130 Inspirational Quotes For Men
- 100 Deep Quotes That Will Make You Think
- Thought of the Day â 150 Inspiring Quotes For Reflection
- Simple Living: 30 Ways To Simplify Your Life
- The Power Of Words â 3 Ways They Can Change Your Life
- 21 Life-Changing Questions To Ask Yourself Today
- 73 Life Tips To Live Your Best Life
I hope you appreciated these great quotes about life.
And remember: the “good life” is not about comfort and being busy. It’s about being healthy, peaceful, and well-surrounded.
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Top 15 Images
Best Quotes
Part 2
Life Quotes That ARE
Famous
Inspirational
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These are excellent, inspirational, and life-changing quotes. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked them, Danyal! đ
Thank you
Loved your quotes & I’m going to share many of them with my brothers & sisters at church here in Phoenix, AZ…BUT when I read the ‘why’ you started this, I cried. Thank you so much for blessing us with these wonderful & beautiful quotes!
Glennie
Thank you so much, Glenda, for your message and for sharing them.
Truly glad you found value here đ
Best,
Maxime
This post was truly worthwhile to read. I wanted to say thank you for the key points you have pointed out as they are enlightening.
Thank you Kennon.
Glad you enjoyed the post and the key points at the end đ
Best,
Maxime
There is no moment other than NOW. Thank you for sharing these great quotes!
So true Mimi.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not here yet. There’s only right here, right now. đ
Best,
Maxime
Thank you for sharing these wise quotes. What an incredible personal journey you’ve had. May you continue to live your best life, blessings to you and family.
Thank you so much, Mamta.
It’s my pleasure.
Blessings to you and your family too.
Best,
Maxime
Thank you for the inspiration quotes and this resource.
Thank you John. Glad you liked!
Thank you so much for this list. Big help!
Thank you for sharing with us, George!
Thanks a lot for the wonderful inspirational quotes.
You’re welcome Katashi!