15 Meaningful Quotes That Make You Think

Sometimes in life it’s good to just stop what you’re doing, take a deep breath and get some perspective. We hope these quotes that make you think will help you to regain that perspective…

In the busy lives we lead it’s not hard to lose perspective on the things that are important to you. When you get caught up in the rat race of your day to day life, with all it’s annoyances and frustrations, it’s vital to keep the right perspective on the things that matter most and to prioritize them.

Reading meaningful quotes and internalizing them is a great way to take stock of your life. No matter how busy you are in your working day take a few minutes for yourself and read these quotes

However busy you are, be it at work or at home with the kids, it’s important to always make sure you take a few minutes for yourself during the day. Even just the mere fact of stopping and grabbing a drink, sitting down and reading something meaningful will give you a whole new perspective and open your day up to a world of possibilities.

Quote 1:

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. – Sigmund Freud

Quote 2:

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude – Maya Angelou

Quote 3:

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. – Bertrand Russell

Quote 4:

The thinking that got us to where we are is not the thinking that will get us to where we want to be – Albert Einstein

Quote 5:

Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand. – Confucius

Quote 6:

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together – Marilyn Monroe

Quote 7:

Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself – Robert Frost

Quote 8:

You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do – Eleanor Roosevelt

Quote 9:

Don’t be seduced into thinking that that which does not make profit is without value – Arthur Miller

Quote 10:

Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think – A.A Milne

Quote 11:

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self – Aldous Huxley

Quote 12:

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love – St. Basil

Quote 13:

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change – Charles Darwin

Quote 14:

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity – Henry Van Dyke

Quote 15:

You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things; to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals – Sir Edmund Hillary

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