14 FRENCH LOVE QUOTES TO HELP YOU SAY EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL

French artists always seem to have a knack for capturing the true essence of love. French quotes they utter could melt a heart of stone. They also describe precisely the range of passion and emotion someone head over heels in love feels deep inside his heart. 

In this article, I'll be sharing some famous French love quotes. You can quote them to your l'amour and see his or her eyes light up. Plus you can learn one or two French words at the same time!

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1. L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient.

2. La vie ne vaut pas d’être vécue sans amour.

3. La vie est un sommeil, l'amour en est le rêve.

4. Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas.

5. Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire, et puis il faut se l'écrire, et puis il faut se baiser sur la bouche, sur les yeux et ailleurs.

6. Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser.

7. On n'aime que ce qu'on ne possède pas tout entier.

8. Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles.

9. Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.

10. Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre.

11. Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.

12. L'amour est la poésie des sens.

13. Oh ! si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t'ai mise!

14. On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur.

15. Merde, je t'aime tellement.

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1. L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient.

French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac says: 

L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient.

Love is like the wind, we never know where it will come from.

L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient. Love is like the wind, we never know where it will come from. - Balzac

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2. La vie ne vaut pas d’être vécue sans amour.

​According to French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg:

La vie ne vaut pas d’être vécue sans amour.

Life is not worth living without love.

La vie ne vaut pas d’être vécue sans amour. Life is not worth living without love. - Serge Gainsbourg

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3. La vie est un sommeil, l'amour en est le rêve.

 French poet and dramatist Alfred de Musset waxed poetic when he said:

La vie est un sommeil, l'amour en est le rêve.

Life is a long sleep and love is its dream.

La vie est un sommeil, l'amour en est le rêve. Life is a long sleep and love is its dream. - Musset

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4. Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas.

 

French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal famously said:

Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas/ignore.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas/ignore. The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. - Pascal

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5. Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire, et puis il faut se l'écrire, et puis il faut se baiser sur la bouche, sur les yeux et ailleurs.

French poet and novelist Victor Hugo perfectly captures the need to express your love each chance you get. 

Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire, et puis il faut se l'écrire, et puis il faut se baiser sur la bouche, sur les yeux et ailleurs.

We must love, and tell, and then write each other about it, then we must kiss each other's mouth, and eyes, and elsewhere.

Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire, et puis il faut se l'écrire, et puis il faut se baiser sur la bouche, sur les yeux et ailleurs. We must love, and tell, and then write each other about it, then we must kiss each other's mouth, and eyes, and elsewhere. - Victor Hugo

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6. Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser.

Alfred de Musset also said:

Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser.

The only true language in the world is a kiss.

Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser. The only true language in the world is a kiss. - Musset

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7. On n'aime que ce qu'on ne possède pas tout entier.

French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust had this to say: 

On n'aime que ce qu'on ne possède pas tout entier.

We love only what we do not wholly possess.

On n'aime que ce qu'on ne possède pas tout entier. We love only what we do not wholly possess. - Proust

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8. Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles.

French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore says it quite succintly:

Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles.

Two hearts in love need no words.

Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles. Two hearts in love need no words. - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

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9. Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.

French novelist George Sand once said:

Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. - Sand

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10. Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre.

​Molière, one of the greatest writers to exist, once said:

Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre.

To live without loving is to not really live.

Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre. To live without loving is to not really live. - Molière

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11. Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.

 Famous French writer Antoine de St-Exupéry wrote:

Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.

Love doesn't mean gazing at each other, but looking, together, in the same direction.

Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.Love doesn't mean gazing at each other, but looking, together, in the same direction - Antoine de St-Exupéry

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12. L'amour est la poésie des sens.

According to Honoré de Balzac:

L'amour est la poésie des sens.

Love is the poetry of the senses.

L'amour est la poésie des sens. Love is the poetry of the senses. - Balzac

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13. Oh ! si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t'ai mise!

Renowned French novelist Gustave Flaubert has this romantic thing to say about love.

Oh ! si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t'ai mise !

If you could read my heart, you would see the place I have given you there.

Oh ! si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t'ai mise ! If you could read my heart, you would see the place I have given you there. - Flaubert

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14. On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur.

Another one by Antoine de SAINT-EXUPÉRY:

On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur.

We see well only with the heart.

On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. We see well only with the heart. - Saint-Exupéry

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BONUS: The most important one, in my opinion.

15. Merde, je t'aime tellement.

Merde, Je t'aime tant. Shit, I love you so.

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Admit it, there was a moment in your life when this exact thought occurred to you. 

Merde, Je t'aime tant.

Shit, I love you so.

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There you go with 14 French love quotes plus one bonus super useful quote. What's your favorite? Share it with us in the comments!

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10 Inspirational quotes by Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri followed in Jawaharlal Nehru's footsteps after his death as the second prime minister of India, but Shastri's ruling was in stark contrast as compared to the former.

al Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of independent India, who held term from 1964 to 1966. During Jawaharlal Nehru’s term as the first prime minister, he was the minister of home affairs and also held the position of Uttar Pradesh’s minister of police once. He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. His slogan of "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" became very popular during the war.


10 Inspirational quotes by Lal Bahadur Shastri
HERE ARE 10 PROFOUND QUOTES BY THE LEADER
We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.
The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.
India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.
The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan.
Our country has often stood like a solid rock in the face of common danger, and there is a deep underlying unity which runs like a golden thread through all our seeming diversity.
We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.
Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.
We believe in the dignity of man as an individual, whatever his race, color or creed, and his right to better, fuller, and richer life.

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10 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES BY THE LEGENDARY AND WORLD RENOWNED MONK SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

10 inspirational quotes by the legendary and world renowned monk Swami Vivekananda.

1All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
2We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
3Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life -think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
4All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
5If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
6You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
7The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
8Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
9As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.
10When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

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New yEar quotes

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right - Oprah Winfrey

For last year's words belong to last year's language, And next year's words await another voice - T.S. Eliot

What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year - Vern McLellan

“You are a unique one in my life

I will always value you

Thank you for being a aspect of my life

Happy New Year 2020”

“May the spirit of the season of,

New year fill your heart,

with serenity and peace,

Wish you a happy new year!”

“Like birds, let us, leave behind what we don’t need to carry,

grudges sadness pain fear and regrets. life is beautiful,

enjoy it. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020”

“Counting my blessings and wishing you more.

Have a prosperous New Year!”

The new year is a period of hope and renewal. Business gone awful? There's consistently hope for a better year ahead. Vocation off the rails? You can find a new line of work next year. Funds in the landfill? Next year will be better.

As we abandon one more year and push ahead into the next one, hope that the New Year brings you and yours an effective and satisfying business, vocation, and life and that you and yours are sound and upbeat.

These effectively moving citations are ensured to motivation you have to make the new year as well as can be expected be.

Pursue the dream, not the money, the money will wind up tracking you.

– Tony Hsieh

Your work is going to fill an enormous piece of your life, and the best way to be really fulfilled is to do what you accept is great work. Furthermore, the best way to do great work is to cherish what you do.

– Steve Jobs

Tomorrow is the clear page of a page book. Compose a decent one.

– Brad Paisley

Cheers to new year, another possibility to hit the nail on the head.

– Oprah Winfrey

Grasp what you don't have the foggiest idea, particularly at the outset, since what you don't know can turn into your greatest resource. It guarantees that you will totally be doing things unique in relation to every other person.

– Sara Blakely

The size of your wealth is estimated by the quality of your longing, the size of your fantasy and how you handle frustration along the route.

– Robert Kiyosaki

Leave our New Year's goals alone this: we will be there for one another as individual individuals from mankind, in the best feeling of the word.

– Goran Persson

I don't concentrate on what I'm facing. I center around my objectives, and I attempt to overlook the rest.

– Venus Williams

I knew that on the off chance that I ruined I wouldn't blame that, yet I knew the one thing I may blame, isn't attempting.

– Jeff Bezos

There are two sorts of individuals, the individuals who take the necessary steps and the individuals who assume the acknowledgment. Attempt to be in the principal gathering; there is less challenge there.

– Indira Gandhi

Your prosperity and bliss lies in you. Set out to keep cheerful, and your happiness and you will frame an invulnerable host against challenges.

– Helen Keller

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66 Thankful Quotes and Sayings for Everyone in Your Life

Thankfulness always abounds this time of year — with good reason! There are lots of things to appreciate: good health, a place to call home, big wins at work, good grades in school, unconditional love and, not to mention, all of the people who helped us achieve these things. The holidays shouldn’t be the only time we say, “thank you” to our loved ones for everything they’ve done for us, but they’re still a great time to start! Sending a quick text, writing a heartfelt card or even greeting a loved one in person with thoughtful flowers are a few simple ways you can show your thanks.

We want to help you give thanks, so we’re sharing a collection of thankful quotes tailored to all of the people in your life. We hope it helps you to write the perfect text or craft a beautiful card. Our collection includes quotes for teachers, friends and everyone in between. After all, so many people in your life deserve some simple words of appreciation. Take on an attitude of gratitude this season with our list of thank you quotes!

• Thankful Quotes for Teachers
• Thankful Quotes for Friends
• Thankful Quotes for Him and Her
• Thankful Quotes for Boss
• Thankful for Family Quotes

Thankful Quotes for Teachers

Teachers dedicate their lives to preparing their students for the road ahead. But remember:  instructors are not always at the front of the classroom! Mentors, advisors and others serve this role throughout our lives without holding a traditional teacher title. Peruse through these thank you teacher quotes to see how you can give thanks for all of the educators in your life.

• “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.” – Fred Rogers
• “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stop.” – Henry Brooks Adams
• “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
• “It takes a big heart to help shape little minds.” – Unknown
• “Being able to help someone to learn is a talent.” – Margaret Riel
• “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
• – Albert Einstein
• “Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own.” – Nikos Kazantzakis

• “Because my teacher believed in me, I never gave up. Now I am flying towards my dreams.”
• – Heidi McDonald
• “A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.” – Unknown
• “Education is not filling a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
• “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” – Kahlil Gibran
• “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert
• “The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth.’” – Dan Rather
• “I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.” – John Wooden

Thankful Quotes for Friends

Friends are the people we share lots of laughs, tears and memories through everything life throws our way. Check out these thankful quotes for friends to find the right words to express your appreciation. After you’ve selected your favorite quotes below, don’t miss these Friendsgiving ideas for a stylish celebration with a few of your favorites.

• “It’s not where you are in life, it’s who you have by your side that matters.” – Unknown
• “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.” – Hubert H. Humphrey
• “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together. Keep me in your heart. I’ll be there forever.”
• – Winnie the Pooh
• “There is nothing on this earth more prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas
• “Friends are the siblings God never gave us.” – Mencius
• “A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” – Grace Pulpit
• “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown
• “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light” – Helen Keller
• “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” – Euripides
• “Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest; it’s about who came and never left your side.” – Yolanda Hadid
• “But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.”  – Thomas Jefferson
• “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” –  Marcel Proust

Thankful Quotes for Him and Her

Your special someone is often one of your biggest supporters and one of the brightest sources of joy in your life. We have a list of thankful quotes for him and thankful quotes for her so you can profess your utmost gratitude for everything your special someone does for you.

• “You could’ve had anyone in the world, but you chose me. Thank you.”  – Anthony T. Hincks
• “Thank you for giving me everything without asking any in return. You are one of the best. Please stay always with me.”  – Unknown
• “There is one foundation in the world that no earthquake or tornado can shake – the love of my husband. Thanks.” –  Unknown
• “When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”  – Kristin Armstrong
• “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”
• – Albert Schweitzer

• “Love is the greatest gift when given. It is the highest honor when received.”  – Fawn Weaver
• “You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you.”  – Steve Mara
• “Thanks for erasing the word nightmare from the dictionary of my life. You have made my life a dream a come true.” –  Unknown
• “I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has not bottom.” –  Unknown
• “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams”  – Dr. Seuss
• “Where there is great love, there are miracles.”  – Willa Cather
• “You are, and always have been, my dream.”– Nicholas Sparks
• “I want to thank you for the profound joy I’ve had in the in the thought of you.” – Rosie Alison

Thankful Quotes for Boss

A great boss helps you grow personally and professionally, regardless of his or her personal gain. Pick out one of our thank you quotes for bosses to thank yours for guiding you through your career.

• “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” –  Tom Brokaw
• “A good manager is a man who isn’t worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.” – H. S. M. Burns
• “A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.” –  Charles Erwin Wilson
• “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” –  Harvey S. Firestone
• “A leader is a dealer in hope.” –  Napoleon Bonaparte
• “I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.” –  Denise Morrison
• “At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart and spirit.” – Chip Conley
• “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” –  Bill Bradley

• “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” –  Peter Drucker
• “The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.” – Faye Wattleton
• “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John. C. Maxwell
• “Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.” – Alan Mulally
• “The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.” – Tony Dungy
• “If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• “You gave me your time, the most thoughtful gift of all.” – Dan Zadra
• “To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.”
• – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Thankful for Family Quotes

Nothing comes before family! These are the people that have been there for you since the beginning. Draw inspiration from these thankful for family quotes so you can easily convey how much you love and appreciate your family.

• “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox
• “My family is my life and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.”
• – Michael Imperioli
• “Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.” – Jenna Morasca
• “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana
• “I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.” – Jose Carreras
• “Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” – David Ogden Stiers
• “It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” – Peter Buffett
• “The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden
• “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family.”
• – Lee Lacocca
• “You go through life wondering what is it all about, but at the end of the day it’s all about family.”
• – Rod Stewart
• “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.”
• – Anthony Liccione
• “Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana

Now you have an overflowing amount of inspiration to draw from for this upcoming holiday season! Of course, thankfulness and appreciation shouldn’t start and end on Thanksgiving. Remember to thank your loved ones every step of the way and recognize those who really go the extra mile. Sending fresh flowers with a genuine thankful quote is a great way to show your loved ones your sincere appreciation.

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BEST TRAVEL QUOTES: 100 OF THE MOST INSPIRING QUOTES OF ALL TIME FOR 2020

Words and images are powerful. They have the power to shift perspectives and ignite change. To help inspire and fuel the wanderlust in you, here’s a collection of the 100 best travel quotes.

From century-old explorers to modern-day sayings, let these words inspire you to live the life you’ve always wanted. We’re HUGE fans of motivational travel quotes which is why we created custom images to inspire you!

Editor’s Note: If you like these travel quotes, feel free to pin on Pinterest and share them around. Happy reading!

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1.“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
2. “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
 3. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” -Gustav Flaubert
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The second travel quote by Jennifer Lee is one of my all-time favorite sayings. What I love about it is that it applies to everything- not just travel. It tells you to be bold in pursuing your passions and the things you are interested in.

For me, it’s travel. For others, it may be a business venture,  a lifestyle change, or even just a big life decision. Whatever you are passionate about, pursue it relentlessly.

Traveling for me puts things into perspective. It allows me to realize that there are far bigger things that my problems. So what if the wifi is slow or if my favorite ramen place is closed. Traveling allows you to see that the world is not always about you. It allows me to see how other people live and what they have to deal with on a daily basis.

Traveling has humbled me and has broadened my perspective in so many ways. Traveling to places like Southeast Asia and other impoverished areas has given me a sense of gratefulness for the modern-day comforts that I am able to enjoy.

4. “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
5. “Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times”
6.”Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you.”
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When I was a child, I used to read books voraciously. I would read page after page and obsess over faraway lands. Only when I started traveling did I realize what the travel quote “it’s better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.”

As a travel writer, I try my hardest to describe places and destinations of my readers. However, there are just some things and experiences that are too beautiful to put down in words. To me, one of the most beautiful things about travel is the fact that every day is different. There are no routines, no set rules, or no expectations. You can do what you want, whenever you please.

I have been traveling the world together with my partner for over two and a half years now and one of the things we love the most is the freedom that travel and this lifestyle gives us. Travel breaks down routines, monotony and brings back some adventure, excitement, and exploration to people’s lives.

7.“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”
8.“All you need to know is that it’s possible.” -Wolf, an Appalachian Trail Hiker
9. “To Travel is to Live” – Hans Christian Andersen
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One of my favorite travel quotes of all time!

Often times, I stop and reflect on how travel has changed my life. During these times, I realize how much travel is a part of me. During my teenage years, I would read books and wonder what it would be like to go to all these exotic places.

I never thought this was possible for me but alas, travel opened up so many doors and opportunities for me that often times, I have to pinch myself.  For me, travel is living. It is seizing each day and making the most out of every situation.

For me, travel is experiencing things beyond the usual and is consistently challenging, exciting, and fulfilling. I love the quote  “The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” by Anna Quindlen because I have reinvented myself so many times.

Teacher, to a principal, to backpacker, to travel blogger, and full-time digital nomad. As cliche as it sounds, you can be anything you want to be as long as you have the courage to pursue it.

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10. “The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen
11. “The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.” -Wallace Stevens
12. “Work, Travel, Save, Repeat”Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
Coming from the Philippines, saving enough money to be able to do a round the world trip was not easy. I hustled…and I hustled hard. Unlike most first world countries, you can get a part-time job during your university years to help build up your savings.

In the Philippines, as minimum wage is low, you virtually have to work multiple jobs in order to make enough to save which is exactly what I did. I was a teacher at that time and worked from 7 am-3 pm. Afterwards, I would do private tutorials and work for another 4-5 hours.

At one point, I was earning more from doing extra tutorial work than my job itself. My point behind this is while it seems that all I do now is travel, the quote work, travel, save, repeat is a favorite of mine.

Although I no longer work a 9-5 job, we still apply this theory as we save up for specific trips and holidays along the way.

13. “The journey not the arrival matters.” –T.S. Eliot
14.”Life is short and the world is wide”
15. “Dare to live the life you’ve always wanted.”
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One of our biggest lessons when it comes to traveling the world full-time is that you DON’T need material things as much as you think you do. When we first left to travel, both my partner and I had huge backpacks filled with unnecessary things.

Now, we both just travel with a carry-on and keep our worldly possessions to a minimum. Travel makes things simpler and has made us realize that material things no longer make us happy. Instead, we choose to spend our money on experiences.

This is why I love the quote by Antoine de St. Exupery (the same author who wrote The Little Prince). It’s just a short travel quote that reminds me to travel light and that joy cannot be physically found in material possessions.

16. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
17. “He who would travel happily must travel light.” -Antoine de St. Exupery
18. “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar
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The quote above is one of my favorite sayings of all time. If there is one thing I know, it is that life is short. We keep saying one day I will travel the world. One day, I will learn how to speak a new language. Guess what folks? Life is short and time will creep up on you.

We don’t even have the certainty that we will live until we are old. So ultimately, if your goal in life is to be happy, then why not pursue the things that do make you happy?

I know this is easier said than done as many of us have obligations and responsibilities but I am one of those people that believe that if you want something bad enough, there is a way to achieve it.

Life is not about making money. Yes, money makes things a heck of a lot more comfortable but are you really willing to sacrifice years and years of your life doing something you hate? So either find a job that you love or find a passion that your job can fuel.

Banking on making enough money so that one day you can pursue what you love isn’t a guarantee. As harsh as this comes across, really take the time to take a look at your life and what you want out of it. I’m not saying everyone should just go quit their jobs and go travel.

No way. I know this life isn’t for everyone but if there is something you’ve been wanting to do but are just too scared to try, then now is the time to pursue it.

19. No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang
20. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” -Jack Kerouac
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21. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” -Helen Keller
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This famous travel quote by Helen Keller has been immortalized in so many sayings and articles but nevertheless, it’s message still holds true. Life IS our biggest adventure and if this is truly the case, are you doing everything that you can to actually live it?

There are so many people who get consumed by the everyday motions of life, forgetting that each moment should be cherished and that each moment should be appreciated.

No matter what circumstance you’re in, try to make the best out of every situation. Trust me, changing your perspective and the way you view things will make all the difference.

22. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” -Henry Miller
23. “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” -James Michener
24. “Go, fly, roam, travel, voyage, explore, journey, discover, adventure.”Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
The quote by James Michener “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” is something I strongly feel about.

I feel like the whole point of traveling is to broaden your horizon and to get to know what’s around you. Step out of the box and open yourself up to other cultures, traditions, and religions.

I can’t count the number of times I forced myself to try out exotic dishes even if they grossed me out. 3 out of 10, I wouldn’t eat again but at least I tried anyways. In Indonesia, we were invited by a local to his home for some dinner.

The only food he and his family had was some rice and sambal (heaps of homemade chili). Even if my mouth was burning, I finished my plate because who was I to refuse the kindness that someone who opened up his home to us?

I must have finished a pitcher of water but I was still grateful for the chance to get to know him and his family.

25. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” -Martin Buber
26. ” Travel makes a wise man better but a fool worse.” – Thomas Fuller
27. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” -Agustine of HippoTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
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28. “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” -Bill Bryson

29. “Not all those who wander are lost.” -J.R.R. TolkienTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
The famous quote by J.R.R Tolkien is something I strongly resonate with. In the last few years of our nomadic travel journey, so many people always assume that we are feeling lost because we choose to live our life with no permanent base.

Although we don’t have a house, everywhere we go to, we make a home. We leave a little slice of our hearts in every place we visit and make deeper connections with people we meet on the road that most people make in a lifetime.

It just so happen that we choose to live life wandering as for us, it keeps us excited, keeps us grounded, and reminds us that compassion and kindness is not gone from this world.

30. “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” -Lawrence Block
31. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
32. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things. -air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky. -all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese
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I love the quote above by Cesare Pavese. Having been on the road for the last four years, he nailed it spot on. Nothing is certain. Nothing is set in stone.

Friends come and go, transportation breaks down, technology fails us yet at the end of the day, no matter how shitty your day has been, learn how to appreciate the little things in life like sunsets, the sound of the ocean, or a gentle breeze reminding you that you are lucky to be alive.

The one by Lawrence Block, on the other hand, speaks about the spontaneity of travel and how we should be open to these things. My partner and I have completely different travel styles. He is a more spontaneous traveler who doesn’t like to plan anything.

As you can imagine, this drives me nuts at times as I like knowing whether or not I have a place to sleep tonight. After traveling together for almost three years, we’ve compromised on this, meeting halfway in the middle.

33. “Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” -Irving Wallace
34.”What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do — especially in other people’s minds.  When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then.  People don’t have your past to hold against you.  No yesterdays on the road.” -William Least Heat Moon
35.“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”-Anaïs Nin
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After 4+ years of roaming around the world, we realized that sometimes, the journey to a place counts more than the place itself. Travel is about transformation and growth and the journey on how you get there is part of the entire experience.

So while it’s easy to plan out entire trips, it’s also good to go with the flow once in a while and leave room for spontaneity and surprises.

Usually, the experiences that are most meaningful are those that you don’t plan for. Interacting with locals, making new friends, or even getting lost. These are now things that I live for and love the most about traveling

36. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” -Lao Tzu
37. “Life is a journey. Make the best of it.”Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
38. “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru
39. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”- Mark Twain
40. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”
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After traveling the world (and spending a lot of money in the process), we realized that no amount of money will ever match the amazing experiences we’ve had.

We’ve camped in barren deserts, driven across countries, explored islands by sailboat, and even lived with fishermen. My point is, things will be things but experiences will last you a lifetime!

Although we don’t own a house, a car, or any of those things that society considers important, for us, having the freedom to experience life and other cultures is what makes us rich.

41. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” -Tim Cahill
42. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre GideTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
43. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli
44. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” -Suzanne Collins
45. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”― Jack Kerouac
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Have you ever wanted to do something but keep putting it off until you find the perfect time? We’re big believers in pursuing your passion and this means going out of your comfort zone and pushing boundaries. If you want it bad enough, there will always be a way to get it done.

I love this quote by Jack Kerouac as it constantly reminds me that life is short and that we need to actively pursue the things that we want. There is no sadder thing than hearing someone say “someday I will…”

Do things now. Climb that mountain. Book that trip. Make time for your loved ones because someday isn’t a guarantee.

46. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” -Aldous Huxley
47. “Blessed are the curious for they will have adventures.”
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48. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” -Roy M. Goodman
49. “You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.”
50. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
Have you ever dreamed and wanted something so bad and yet you constantly find yourself “frozen”, unable to pursue the things that you really want? Sometimes, we live life in fear and subconsciously settle.

There is no such thing as dreaming too big. I learned this firsthand when I slowly started to courageously pursue what I really wanted out of life. For me, it was to be able to travel and work at the same time.

Now, I can honestly say that I am living my dream life…but guess what? It didn’t really happen overnight. It took years of hard work, determination, and risks.


Inspiring Travel Quotes and Quotes about Adventures
51.“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” -Alan Keightley
52. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” – Benjamin Disraeli
53. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”― Mark Twain
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This quote by Mark Twain is one that has made such a huge impact in my life. The words you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do is so powerful, really making you think.

For me, every time I am faced with a choice, I remind myself that if I don’t take a risk, I might, later on, regret it. With that in mind, I remind myself to try everything at least once, to do things that scare me and put me out of my comfort zone.

Because in the end, I would rather look back at my life and realize that although I may have failed at a lot of things, at least I still tried and took a chance.

54.“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” -Chief Seattle
55. “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.”
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56. “Oh the places you’ll go.” -Dr. Seuss
57. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” -Confucius
58. “Don’t call it a dream…call it a plan”
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59. “A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.” -Henry Rollins
60. “Then I realized adventures are the best way to learn.”
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Coming from the Philippines, traveling has made me realize that it is really people that make a country, not the other way around which is why I love the quote about Henry Rollins. Although we have a lot of messed up things about our country, the people are indeed some of the kindest and most welcoming people that we’ve met.

All over the world, meeting a fellow Filipino makes me smile as it reminds me that hospitality is a fantastic virtue and that kindness, no matter what social status you belong in is something that should always be extended.

Traveling to other countries also gives me a deeper appreciation towards my home and everything that it can offer.

61. “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville
62. “You don’t have to be rich to travel well. ” – Eugene FodorTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
This particular quote strikes a cord with me as many people usually assume that traveling is only for the rich. To date, some of the best experiences we’ve had was when we’ve stayed with locals, camped in islands, or even slept in people’s couches.

These everyday situations keep us grounded and remind us that traveling is going beyond fancy resorts but is rather all about experiencing the local life and culture around you.

Traveling well means learning from your surroundings, being kind to others, and more importantly, being open to every opportunity and experience.

63. “I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I’ve never been before.”
64. “Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag” -Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
65. “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai LamaTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
66. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.”   -Susan Heller
67. “What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” – William Least Heat Moon
68. “Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paolo Coelho
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69. “Conventional wisdom tells us… we take our baggage with us. I’m not so sure. Travel, at its best, transforms us in ways that aren’t always apparent until we’re back home. Sometimes we do leave our baggage behind, or, even better, it’s misrouted to Cleveland and is never heard from again.”   -Eric Weiner
70. “The goal is to die with memories not dreams”
71. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” -Robert Frost
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Taking the road less traveled is often hard. There is no clear path towards where you are heading, but those that do take it, know that it will be far more rewarding than just following the rest of the crowd.

Growing up, I was expected to go to school graduate college, get a job, get married, have kids. Instead, I choose to follow out my dreams, pursue the unfamiliar, and create a life that I wanted to live.

Whenever I read Rober Frost’s quote, I always smile a little knowing that I have opted to live life outside my comfort zone…following the road less traveled!

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72. “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac
73. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” -Stephen CoveyTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
74. “ With the right mindset and spirit, only the sky is the limit”
75. “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrate it for everything that it is.” -Mandy Hale
76. “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.” – Anthony Bourdain
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That quote by the late Anthony Bourdain is STILL one of my favorites ever. It sparks such a powerful message which relays that for the most part, adventure and travel is always worth it.

That world knowledge and life experiences from different cultures is really one of the best ways to grow as a person. So many people think they know the world but are only really just seeing it from their TV screens.

In the end, you realize that there is more good than bad in this world and that respecting other cultures comes from experiencing and understanding where they come from and their way of life.

77. “Everything you do is based on the choices you make”- Wayne Dyer
78. “There’s no way I was born to just pay bills and die”Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
79. “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” -Paul Theroux
80. “Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” -Mark Jenkins
81. “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
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To be perfectly honest, when I first left to travel, I thought I knew what the world was like. I had presumptions about certain cultures and made generalizations.

It was only when I truly started immersing myself in people’s way of life did I understand what it really meant to travel. Traveling isn’t sitting in a resort lounging by the pool. It is experiencing new food, immersing yourself in their way of life, and really taking the time to reflect on this.

These experiences and reflections are what changes you for the good and is what inspires you to keep traveling and keep pursuing the unknown.

82. “At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.” –Arthur Frommer
83. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself” -David Mitchell
Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.84. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
85. “It feels good to be in the right direction.”
86. “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya StarkTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
87.“A ship in a harbor is safe, but it not what ships are build for.” -John A. Shedd
88. I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” -Robert Louis StevensonTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
Similar to the other travel quotes in this article, the quote below is one of our favorites as it reminds us to be cautious of how we travel. Over the last few years, we’ve committed towards traveling more sustainably, aware that we all need to do our part to help the earth.

Often times, we take the beauty of the earth for granted and refuse to change our ways simply because it isn’t convenient. Whether it is refusing plastic bags in shops or even something minute as bringing your own cups, these small changes can help make a bigger impact…if only everyone did it.

Quotes About Traveling
89. “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle
90. “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai
91. “Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once.” – Karen GibbsTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.92. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” -Oscar Wilde
93. “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” -Izaak Walton
 94. “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” -Oscar WildeTravel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
95. Life is a journey, not a destination.”
96.  “I travel not to cross countries off a list, but to ignite passionate affairs with destinations.” – Nyssa P. Chopra
97. ” Veni, Vini, Amavi. We came, we saw, we loved.
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98.”People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.” –Edmund Hillary
99. ” “Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.”
100. ” I’ll look back on this and smile because it was life and I decided to live it” Travel Quotes | Looking for inspiration? Check out this curated list of the 100 most inspiring quotes of all time.
Hopefully, these travel quotes have given you some inspiration to travel the world and keep exploring this big beautiful world that we live in.

Travel has changed my life and I am excited for it to change yours. Remember, you don’t have to go away to some far-flung country. You can spend years exploring your own country and come back with a different experience each time. So, what are you waiting for?

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74 Inspiring Friendship Quotes

Few things have such a huge impact on happiness and the enjoyment, depth and plain fun of life as the friendships we have.

It could be the friendships with our partners, family members, co-workers and the people we have known for a few years now or since we were kids.

Or even with people we have never even met at the other side of the world or the pets we love.

So I’d like to start this year by looking back and share some of the best advice on this topic from the people who have walked this earth over the past hundreds and thousands of years.

This is 74 thought-provoking, beautiful, sometimes poignant and sometimes funny quotes on friendship.

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“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
– Walter Winchell

“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
– Winnie the Pooh

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
– Ernest Hemingway

Friendship Quote by C.S Lewis
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
– C.S. Lewis

“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.”
– David Tyson

“Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”
– Washington Irving

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”
– Jim Henson

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
– Leo Buscaglia

“Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”
– Thomas J. Watson

Friendship Quote by Dale Carnegie
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
— Dale Carnegie

“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”
– Unknown

“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
– Confucius

Friendship Quote by Oscar Wilde
“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.”
– Oscar Wilde

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em.”
– Shel Silverstein

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”
– Arnold H. Glasgow

Friendship Quote by Plutarch
“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”
– Plutarch

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
– Albert Schweitzer

“The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?”
– Eugene Kennedy

Friendship Quote by Arnold Glasgow
“A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.”
– Arnold H. Glasgow

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
– Muhammad Ali

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together… there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart… I'll always be with you.”
– Winnie the Pooh

“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.”
– Ally Condie

“One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.”
– George Santayana

Friendship Quote by Audrey Hepburn
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
— Audrey Hepburn

“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.”’
– Socrates

“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.”
– Clifton Fadiman

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness. “
– Leo F. Buscaglia

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
– Marcel Proust

Friendship Quote by Charles Lamb
“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
– Charles Lamb

“If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”
– Zig Ziglar

“You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.”
– Laurence J. Peter

Friendship Quote by Mark Twain
“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.”
– Mark Twain

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”
– William Arthur Ward

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
– Alice Walker

“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
– Woodrow T. Wilson

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“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
– Ed Cunningham

“Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.”
– Oscar Wilde

“Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.”
— Anthony Robbins

“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
– Elisabeth Foley

“There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found
While journeying east and west –
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.”
– Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Friendship Quote by Oprah Winfrey
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”
— Oprah Winfrey

“Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone — but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.”
– William Hazlitt

“A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.”
– Arthur Brisbane

“Many a person has held close, throughout their entire lives, two friends that always remained strange to one another, because one of them attracted by virtue of similarity, the other by difference.”
– Emil Ludwig

“A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence; which costs us nothing.”
— John Tillotson

Friendship Quote by Donald Miller
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.”
– Donald Miller

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
– Anais Nin

“If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.”
– Maxwell Maltz

Friendship Quotes by Bernard Meltzer
“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.”
– Bernard Meltzer

“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when someone asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”
— Henry David Thoreau

“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.”
— Joseph F. Newton Men

“Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.”
– Charles Kingsley

Friendship Quote by Donna Roberts
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.”
– Donna Roberts

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. “
– Linda Grayson

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
– Gloria Naylor

Friendship Quote by Marlene Dietrich
“It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”
– Marlene Dietrich

“There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.”
– Diana Cortes

“Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.”
— Miles Franklin

“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.”
– Epicurus

“Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.”
– William James

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“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
– Tennessee Williams

“The tender friendships one gives up, on parting, leave their bite on the heart, but also a curious feeling of a treasure somewhere buried.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
– Abraham Lincoln

“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud. I am arrived at last in the presence of a man so real and equal, that I may drop even those undermost garments of dissimulation, courtesy, and second thought, which men never put off, and may deal with him with the simplicity and wholeness with which one chemical atom meets another.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship Quote by Ethel Barrymore
“The best time to make friends is before you need them.”
– Ethel Barrymore

“If it’s very painful for you to criticize your friends — you’re safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that’s the time to hold your tongue.”
– Alice Duer Miller

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
– Khalil Gibran

“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”
– Unknown

Friendship Quote by Carl W. Buechner
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
— Carl W. Buechner

“The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.”
— Dale Carnegie

“Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
– Albert Camus

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.”
– Brandi Snyder

abebaw
10Q so much!!!!

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Hayley
I LOVE your posts they’re so inspiring and exactly what I need!

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stephen osoko
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
– Confucius
It’s such a simple concept and if many actually took it on, the world would be such a more wonderful place to live in. Imagine it!
I’m not perfect myself, but I’m getting there.

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Kzee
beautiful quotes thnaks!

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Christian Cee
I love these quotes. Thanks for sharing them with us. I even wrote some of these quotes on my wall calendar… and now I’m thinking to adding more across my house. Thanks again. :D

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