100 Mental Health quote to Keep You Going
Maintaining good mental health is essential for overall well-being. At times, life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, but finding the right words of encouragement can provide the motivation needed to persevere.
Here are 100 inspiring quotes that aim to uplift your spirits and support your mental health journey:
1. On Self-Acceptance
- “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush
- “Self-acceptance is the key to feeling peace within yourself.” – Dr. Karen Salmansohn
- “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
- “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
- “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown
2. On Resilience
- “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
- “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult
- “Breathe, darling. This is just a chapter. It’s not your whole story.” – S.C. Lourie
- “It’s okay to have bad days. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed.” – Unknown
- “Resilience isn’t about being able to bounce back, but rather how you move forward after hardship.” – Unknown
3. On Courage
- “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” – Mary Anne Radmacher
- “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
- “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
- “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
- “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou
4. On Perspective
- “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.” – Unknown
- “The only way out is through.” – Robert Frost
- “Don’t believe everything you think.” – Unknown
- “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle
- “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
5. On Healing
- “Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you—all of the expectations, all of the beliefs—and becoming who you are.” – Rachel Naomi Remen
- “Healing is not an overnight process. It is a daily cleansing of pain, it is a daily healing of your life.” – Leon Brown
- “The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” – Caroline Myss
- “Wounds don’t heal the way you want them to, they heal the way they need to. It takes time for wounds to fade into scars.” – Ranata Suzuki
- “You have the power to say, ‘This is not how my story will end.'” – Unknown
6. On Strength
- “You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” – Bob Marley
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards
- “Strength is when you have so much to cry for but you prefer to smile instead.” – Unknown
- “The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Unknown
7. On Hope
- “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu
- “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Suzanne Collins
- “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” – Christopher Reeve
- “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson
- “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey
8. On Happiness
- “Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” – Jim Rohn
- “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn
- “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon
9. On Self-Care
- “Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia
- “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed
- “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” – Unknown
- “Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” – Kristi Ling
- “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen
10. On Gratitude
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” – Melody Beattie
- “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Aesop
- “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – Shauna Niequist
- “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” – Dalai Lama
11. On Overcoming Challenges
- “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Every next level of your life will demand a different version of you.” – Unknown
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that count.” – Winston Churchill
- “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers
12. On Mindfulness
- “Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.” – Sharon Salzberg
- “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
- “The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.” – Tara Brach
- “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
- “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
13. On Patience
- “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” – Joyce Meyer
- “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” – A.A. Milne
- “Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill
- “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy
14. On Friendship and Support
- “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.” – Nicole Richie
- “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell
15. On Finding Purpose
- “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful
, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Gautama Buddha
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs
- “If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes
16. On Letting Go
- “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli
- “You can only lose what you cling to.” – Buddha
- “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” – Steve Maraboli
- “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” – Deborah Reber
- “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse
17. On Change and Growth
- “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
- “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou
- “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell
- “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Mandy Hale
18. On Self-Discovery
- “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
- “You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” – Virginia Woolf
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
- “The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
- “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. On Forgiveness
- “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain
- “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” – Paul Boese
- “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.” – Maya Angelou
20. On Love and Compassion
- “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama
- “Where there is love, there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball
- “Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.” – Mother Teresa
- “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
conclusion
These quotes are reminders that even during challenging times, there is strength, hope, and wisdom to draw upon. They encourage reflection, promote self-care, and inspire resilience.
Remember, taking care of your mental health is a journey, and it’s okay to seek support when needed. Let these words serve as a beacon of light on your path to well-being.
