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43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

Written by Sally White
writer, artist & blogger

There are sunny days and there are rainy days, and there may be times in your life when you can’t see the end to the downpour. When life gets you down, don’t despair, you are not alone. Don’t let yourself sink into the mud. Pull on some boots, grab your raincoat and choose to dance in the rain. Change your perspective on the situation, find your faith, embrace the rain, or look for the rainbow in the clouds.

Here are 43 inspirational quotes to motivate you through those darker days when everything appears to be going wrong in your life.

43 Quotes to Inspire You When Life Gets You Down

1. Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no less enthusiasm

43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

    2. If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden

    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

        3. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

            4. Things do not change, we change

            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                5. You may not control all of the events that happen to you…

                43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                  43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                    6. I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work

                    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                      7. Let your hopes, not your hurts shape your future

                      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                        8. Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure

                        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                          9. What I like best is new starts

                          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                            10. This too shall pass

                            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                              11. One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows

                              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                12. This world is but a canvas to our imagination

                                43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                  13. You are never too old to set another goal or dream another dream

                                  43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                    14. Broken crayons still color

                                    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                      15. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try and cheer somebody else up

                                      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                        16. Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway

                                        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                          17. The only thing permanent in this life is that everything is temporary

                                          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                            18. Nothing is impossible

                                            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                              19. It isn’t what you have or who you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy, it is what you think about.

                                              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                20. A goal is not always meant to be reached

                                                43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                  21. Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or secret gate.

                                                  43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                     22. Don’t feel sorry for yourself if you have chosen the wrong road. Turn around.

                                                    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                      23. I avoid looking back, I prefer good memories to regrets

                                                      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                        24. Follow your bliss

                                                        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                          25. Good things happen in your life when you surround yourself with positive people

                                                          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                            26. Faith is taking the first step, even if you don’t see the whole staircase

                                                            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                              27. It is the law of life if you are kind to someone, you feel happy

                                                              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                28. Once you choose hope, anything is possible.

                                                                43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                  29. Every exit is an entry somewhere else

                                                                  43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                    30. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again

                                                                    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                      31. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

                                                                      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                        32. Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure

                                                                        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                          33. A problem is your chance to do your best.

                                                                          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                            34. Success is not final; failure is not fatal

                                                                            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                              35. Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

                                                                              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                 36. You will never find a rainbow if you are looking down

                                                                                43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                  37. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

                                                                                  43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                     38. I can’t always change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails

                                                                                    43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                      39. The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall

                                                                                      43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                        40. Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; It’s all an experience

                                                                                        43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                          41. The first step is you have to say you can

                                                                                          43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                            42. It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves

                                                                                            43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                              43. Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

                                                                                              43 Quotes To Motivate You When Life Gets You Down

                                                                                                Final Thoughts

                                                                                                Motivational quotes are useful in giving you a push during your darkest times. Bookmark this post or download the above quotes so they’re handy when you need some inspirations!

                                                                                                If you want to learn the secret of staying motivated, this guide is for you.

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