Quotes that Make you Think

Quotes that make you think often touch on the nature of happiness, the power of perspective, and the importance of self-awareness, such as "The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts" by Marcus Aurelius or "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" by Oscar Wilde. Other thought-provoking ideas include recognizing that the fear of failure can be more limiting than failure itself, or the idea that making progress requires making decisions, and that inaction is a decision in itself.

On happiness and perspective
"The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts." – Marcus Aurelius
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." – Helen Keller
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." – Henry Ford
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." – Suzy Kassem

On self and identity
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." – Oscar Wilde
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom." – Lao Tzu
"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts." – Buddha
"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself." – Søren Kierkegaard

On action and life
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." – Andy Warhol
"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one." – Unknown
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." – Oscar Wilde
"What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens." – Unknown
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." – Lao Tzu