40 Inspirational Quotes About Getting Through Tough Times

We all have bad days, including myself. When times are tough, I always look for inspiring quotes to help me get through it.

Hard times can become less tough when you feel inspired and encouraged. Most of the times, we only need a motivation boost and some kind words to help us feel better.

Inspiring Quotes to Help You Get Through Hard Times

Read these inspirational quotes about getting through tough times and you’ll be smiling again in no time.

1. “The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” - Marjorie Pay Hinckley

2."Nobody can make you to feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

3. "The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear that you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

4. "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." - Wayne Dyer

5. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." – Wayne Gretzky

6. "Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again." - Frances Rodman

7. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss

8. "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

9. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”- Duke Ellington

10.“I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” - Benjamin Franklin

11.“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” - Vivian Greene

12. "Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you've ever imagined." - Dr. Seuss

13. "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." - Marcus Aurelius

14. “Don’t cry for a man who’s left you; the next one may fall for your smile.” - Mae West

15. "You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you." - Dan Millman

16. "Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow."- Mary Anne Radmacher

17. “Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.” - Kevin Kruse

18. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine

19. “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” - Arthur Rubinstein

20. “There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”  - Albert Einstein

21. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” - George Bernard Shaw

22. "Taking care of yourself makes you stronger for everyone in your life… including you." - Kelly Rudolph

23. "Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get, you've got to make yourself." - Alice Walker

24. “If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.”- Edith Wharton

25. “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” - Frederick Keonig

26. “If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.” - Katy Perry

27. “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

28. “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”- John Lennon

29. “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” - Abraham Lincoln

30. “I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” - Paul Simon

31. “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” - Christopher Reeve

32. “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” - Ayn Rand

33. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” - Buddha

34. “After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.” - William R. Alger

35. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." - J.K. Rowling

36. "The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Abraham Lincoln

37. “Believe in yourself and you can be anything.” -Katy Perry

38. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr. Seuss

39. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” - Thomas Edison

40. “Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.” - Walt Disney

Final Thoughts

Life is full of ups and downs. It's okay to find yourself feeling frustrated and lost when you're going through some hard times. Accept whatever negatvitiy you have to face, and choose to face them with a positive attitude. Here're also 7 Things to Remember When Going Through Tough Times in Life.