30 Motivational Quotations For Those Suffering From Depression

This article contains 30 quotations that are thought-provoking and motivational, for people suffering from depression (and other mental health problems).

“Change your thoughts and you change the world.” (Norman Peale)

“Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everybody who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past.” (Brian Tracey)

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

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” (Richard Bach)

“Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.” (Dodie Smith)

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” (Oscar Wilde)

“We learn from failure, not from success.” (Bram Stoker)

“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” (Madeleine L’Engle)

“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.” (Nathaniel Brand)

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life by changing his attitude of mind.” (William James)

“Things are neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so.” (William Shakespeare)

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” (John Wooden)

“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.” (Isaac Asimov)

“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” (James R. Cook)

“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” (Guillaume Apollinaire)

“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” (Lao Tzu)

“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” (Albert Camus)

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” (Dolly Parton)

“Happiness does not depend upon who you are or what you have. It depends solely on what you think.” (Dale Carnegie)

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” (Thich Nhat Hanh)

“No matter where your mind might roam, your life is always happening in the now.” (Dean Jackson)

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” (Victor Hugo)

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” (Nelson Mandela)

“Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.” (Mason Cooley)

“Nobody is perfect… that’s why pencils have erasers.” (Wolfgang Riebe)

“You aren’t a machine with broken parts. You are an animal whose needs are not being met.” (Johann Hari)

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” (Christopher Reeve)

Conclusion

I hope you find these quotations inspiring and helpful.

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