Words of Encouragement: 100 Inspirational English Proverbs
Life and Hardship:
1. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
2. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
3. When one door closes, another opens.
4. Every cloud has a silver lining.
5. Fall seven times, stand up eight.
6. What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.
7. No pain, no gain.
8. Good things come to those who wait.
9. Keep your head up.
10. If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Hope and Faith:
11. Where there is life, there is hope.
12. Hope is the last thing to die.
13. When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
14. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
15. Follow your dreams, they know the way.
16. Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
17. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
18. Don’t watch the clock, do what it does, keep going.
19. It always seems impossible until it’s done.
20. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Perseverance and Resilience:
21. If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking permission.
22. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
23. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
24. Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
25. Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have, or do.
26. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
27. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
28. Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.
29. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
30. Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Love and Relationships:
31. The best things in life are free.
32. You can’t help who you love.
33. Love conquers all.
34. A true friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
35. You can always lean on me.
36. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
37. Where there is love, there is life.
38. The course of true love never did run smooth.
39. Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.
40. Love is patient, love is kind.
Money and Wealth:
41. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
42. Time is money.
43. Money talks.
44. The love of money is the root of all evil.
45. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much money you keep.
46. You get what you pay for.
47. A penny saved is a penny earned.
48. The best things in life are not things.
49. Money can’t buy happiness.
50. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not making money.
Wisdom and Experience:
51. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
52. Experience is the best teacher.
53. Knowledge is power.
54. As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.
55. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
56. Time heals all wounds.
57. Patience is a virtue.
58. Life is like a Ferris wheel, it goes up and down.
59. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift – that is why we call it the present.
60. Live well, laugh often, love much.
Family and Home:
61. Home is where the heart is.
62. There is no place like home.
63. Family is everything.
64. There’s no such thing as a perfect family. But we all have a family that’s perfect for us.
65. Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
66. God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
67. To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return.
68. A mother’s love is like no other.
69. In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.
70. Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.
Work and Ambition:
71. Nothing worth having comes easy.
72. Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.
73. Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
74. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
75. Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
76. Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
77. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
78. Don’t wait for opportunities, create them.
79. Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this!
80. Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.
Success and Achievement:
81. Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.
82. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
83. The biggest risk is not taking any risk.
84. Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.
85. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
86. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
87. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
88. It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
89. A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
90. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
Friendship and Loyalty:
91. A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.
92. Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest… It’s about who came, and never left your side.
93. Loyalty is the strongest glue that binds a friendship.
94. Friendship is a sheltering tree.
95. A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.
96. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
97. The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.
98. A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.
99. Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.
100. Best friends are the people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter, and live a little better.