174 Quotes about Life Lessons that Will Motivate You

42. “Every relationship offers one of two things: a lesson or a blessing. In many instances, the lesson is the ultimate blessing.” – Anquanette Gaspard

The world has a lot to teach us. Here are some inspiring life quotes that motivate you to have a better, healthier, and more meaningful life.

43. “Life is an adventure and getting wherever you are going is half the fun. Amy, All Good Things Take Time

44. “Yep, we can all learn plenty from each other – even those we think don’t know as much as we do – if we can just set our egos aside. There’s no shortage of lessons. We’re all each others’ students and teachers.” -John Penberthy

45. My greatest life lessons have not come from any achievements I have attained but rather from the failures, heartaches, and setbacks that I have experienced.” – Dr. Marshall Hennington

46. It is, therefore, my considered opinion that for those of us who genuinely believe that we were destined for greatness, that we are the best versions of what God actually created, and that the only direction that we will always move is a direction that leads us to ultimate success. ” –  Abraham Mutwol

47. “May you learn lots in the coming year. May life lessons be ones that you see. On your birthday we wish only the best for you today and throughout the coming year.” – Catherine Pulsifer

48. But where the learning becomes greater is when we face adversity. That is when some of life’s greatest lessons teach us so much more than if we got to the top and stayed there. … And, you will also find successful people will tell you that the greatest lessons learned is when they faced adversity.” –  Catherine Pulsifer, 

49. “‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending.” ― Chico Xavier

50. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” –  Seneca

51. “I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.” – Katie Taylor

52. “You can only lose what you cling to.”— Buddha Quotes about Life Lessons

53. “Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to.”– Mandy Hale

54. “Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” – Og Mandino

55. “You only struggle because you’re ready to grow but aren’t willing to let go.” – Drew Gerald

56. “It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” – Ernie Harwell

57. “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”– Raymond Lindquist

58. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost

59. “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” ― Roy T. Bennett

60. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou

61. “It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.” ― Nicholas Sparks

62. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”– Lyndon B. Johnson

63. “Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.” –  Carrie Underwood

64. “Think of each failure, each heartache, and each loss in your life as a lesson in courage and resilience.” – Kate Anderson

65. “Anything you can’t control is teaching you how to let go.” – Jackson Kiddard

66. “You can’t move forward if you’re still hanging on.” – Sue Fitzmaurice

67. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”– Guy Finley

68. “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

Inspirational Life Lessons

You have no control over what happened in the past, but you do have control over your future. You can’t allow your past to contaminate your future because it isn’t as vital as what is ahead. Below are inspiring quotes about life lessons.

69. “If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so.” ― Lev Grossman

70. “My greatest life lessons have not come from any achievements I have attained but rather from the failures, heartaches, and setbacks that I have experienced.” – Dr. Marshall Hennington Quotes about Life Lessons

71. “Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.”– Dan Brown

72. “It’s not the mistake that matters, it’s how you interpret the lesson.” – Michelle C. Ustaszeski

73. “Letting go isn’t a one-time thing, it’s something you have to do every day, over and over again.” – Dawson’s Creek

74. “Why let go of yesterday? Because yesterday has already let go of you.” – Steve Maraboli

75. “I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” – A.G.

76. “Your past does not equal your future.”– Anthony Robbins

77. “Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.” ― Nicole Sobon

78. “You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.” ― Jojo Moyes

79. “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” ― Rick Warren

80. “Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” – Les Brown

81. “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”– Herman Hesse

82. “Most people claim that they feel like they’re trapped in a rat race, without an exit. While we can all feel this way from time to time, it’s important to know that there is a way out.” – Debeena Harris

83. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” ― Plato

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84. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” ― Richard Branson

85. “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” – John C. Maxwell

86. “We all make them, the difference is what we do after we make the mistake, how we see the mistake – a learning experience or a failure.” – Catherine Pulsifer

Street Quotes about Life

Here is an updated collection of  life lesson quotes to inspire you to embrace all aspects of life, for better or worse, to have the bravery and strength to persevere in the face of hardship, to keep learning and never give up.

87. “You make mistakes. Mistakes don’t make you.” – Maxwell Maltz

88. “There is no sense in punishing your future for the mistakes of your past. Forgive yourself, grow from it, and then let it go.” – Melanie Koulouris

89. “The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.” ― Oprah Winfrey

90. “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”– Joseph Campbell

91. “Over the years I’ve come to realize that mistakes are just lessons, life lessons almost like school. Once you’ve learned a lesson in class, you move on to the next lesson because now you know it. Well mistakes are exactly the same.” – Rashard Royster Quotes about Life Lessons

92. “One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.” – B. Nicole

93. “Happiness is not the absence of life problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” ― Steve Maraboli

94. “You’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.” – Tori Amos

95. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”– Alexander Graham Bell

Valuable Life Quotes

Below you’ll find a curated collection of the best wise, inspirational, and humorous life lessons quotes and sayings.

96. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” ― Shannon L. Alder

97. “A very wise man once told me that you can’t look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.” ― Jodi Picoult

98. “I’ve been burdened with blame trapped in the past for too long, I’m moving on” ― Rascal Flatts

99. “To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.” – Aristotle Onassis

100. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react.” –Tony Robbins

101. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

102. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Seneca

103. “A man who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn’t been asleep.” – Dave Thomas

104. “Be yourself — everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde Quotes about Life Lessons

105. “Behind every adversity is an opportunity. If you lament over the adversity, you will miss the opportunity.” – Ajaero Tony Martins

106. “I don’t dwell on the things that are too late to fix, but I do my best to get life’s lessons and put them into action.” – Les Brown

107. “Never be ashamed! There’s some who will hold it against you, but they are not worth bothering with.” – J.K. Rowling

108. “Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.” –Mary Catherine Bateson

109. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” –Roy T. Bennett

110. “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” –Roy T. Bennett

111. “Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.” –Roy T. Bennett

112. “Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.” –Roy T. Bennett

113. “In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.” –Toba Beta

114. “It’s clearly easier to get the snake out of the sack than it is to shove it back.” –Mary Morris

115. “Knowing when to forgive yourself and correct yourself is a blessing.” Angel Moreira

116. “When something happens and it causes us pain, the pain is there to teach us a lesson. It is not so that we feel pain for the sake of pain.” –Cave Man

117. “Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you.” –Mashona Dhliwayo

Quotes about Life Changes and Moving on

Here is an updated collection of life changes and moving on to inspire you to embrace all aspects of life.

118. “We cannot change the past. We can only take action in the present and, therefore, change the future.” – Ken Poirot

119. “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ―Mary Tyler Moore

120. “There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.” ―Marshall McLuhan

121. “Avoid doing the same you always do or the day will fill like an incoming tide.” – Allan Jenkins

122. “Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

123. “In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.” – Peter F. Drucker

124. “Forget the past.” – Nelson Mandela

125. “Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.” – Roy T. Bennett

126. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan

127. “Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror.” – Byrd Baggett

128. “We can not become what we need to by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey

129. “People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on.” – Bill Cosby

130. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

131. “Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.” – Dave Mustaine

132. “You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ’I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.” – Joel Osteen

133. “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis 

134. “Sometimes moving on with the rest of your life starts with goodbye.” – Carrie Underwood

135. “The biggest lesson I had in my life was failure.” — Tim Rice

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Meaningful Life Lesson Quotes

Let these quotes on life lessons encourage you to look at life and learn from others

136. “Life’s too mysterious to take too serious.” —  Mary Engelbreit

137. “You’re never wrong if you love and help people.” — Maxime Lagacé

138. “Life taught me love is risky. Death taught me to love even more.” — Maxime Lagacé

139. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” — Helen Keller

140. “Learn from yesterday, live life  for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

141. “The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don’t know nothing. I mean, that’s my life lesson.” — Dwayne Johnson

142. “The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.” — Orison Swett Marden

143. “My greatest life lesson has been that life can change in a second. This is why it’s important to always live your best possible life and to do what you can for others.” — Niki Taylor

144. “Short cuts make long delays.” — J.R.R. Tolkien

145. “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” — Sophia Loren

146. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” — Soren Kierkegaard

147. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill

148. “Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” — Heath Ledger

149. “The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.” — David Russell

150. “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” — Rita Mae Brown

151. “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” — Denis Waitley

152. “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.” — Al Franken

153. “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

154. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein

155. “My greatest life lesson has been that life can change in a second. This is why it’s important to always live your best possible life and to do what you can for others.” – Niki Taylor

156. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Helen Keller

157. “You’re never wrong if you love and help people.” – Maxime Lagacé

158. “The biggest lesson I learned this year is to not force anything; conversations, friendships, relationships, attention, love. Anything forced is just not worth fighting for, whatever flows flows, what crashes crashes.” – Amanda Rose

159. “The biggest lesson I had in my life was failure.” – Tim Rice

Live and Learn Quotes

I’ve compiled a list of  best life lessons quotations that I could discover. What is the goal? To share my own life lessons, as well as many more from the greatest minds of all time.

160. “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” – Lao Tzu

161. “The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don’t know nothing. I mean, that’s my life lesson.” – Dwayne Johnson

162. “The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.” – Orison Swett Marden

163. “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.” – Maya Angelou

164. “You can build your own things that other people can use. And once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” – Steve Jobs

165. “Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.” – Krishna Das

166. “The essential lesson I’ve learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you’re not here as a human being only. You’re a spiritual being having a human experience.” – Wayne Dyer

167. “One of the most important life lessons of my life forced itself on me at about the time I was graduating from grammar school. It was a lesson that turned into a major principle: You are subject to your environment. Therefore, select the environment that will best develop you toward your desired objective.” – W. Clement Stone

168. “There is a lesson that has been taught by many famous philosophers from antiquity, up to modern times. The lesson is: Everything in moderation.” – David Bolton Quotes about Life Lessons

169. “When I look back on my life I can see that the hardships I’ve faced have been essential for my growth; the lessons I have learned continue to help me.” – Annalisa Cunningham

170. “So learn your lessons and be thorough with the long road of experience.” – Florence Scovel Shinn

171. “To all of you who choose to look the other way every day because you seem more frightened of the changes that can prevent catastrophic climate change than the catastrophic climate change itself. Your silence is almost worst of all.” – Greta Thunberg

172. “Making reflection a habit tunes you into necessary alignments you need to make to keep you on the course to the good life.” – Dr. Bradford A. Seaman

173. “I don’t dwell on the things that are too late to fix, but I do my best to get life’s lessons and put them into action.” – Les Brown

174. “So learning to appreciate your lessons, mistakes, and setbacks as stepping-stones to the future is a clear sign you’re moving in the right direction.” – Oprah Winfrey

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