250 Short Uplifting Quotes to Start with Positivity

Sometimes it is nice to hear a positive quote or saying that improves the mood, so we have gathered all the best short uplifting quotes for you to share. And if you’re looking for very short uplifting quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.

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Short Uplifting Quotes

“Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar

“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.” – Herman Hesse

“After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Karl Marx

“I think having more Saturdays sounds great.” – Michael Crews

“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy.” – Paolo Coelho

“Stay positive. Better days are on their way.”

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius

“The mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson

“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius

“March brings breezes loud and shrill, stirs the dancing daffodil.” ― Sara Coleridge

“Find joy in everything you choose to do.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery

“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen

“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski

“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” – Susan Polis Schutz

“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne

“Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.” – Doe Zantamata

“February is the border between winter and spring.” – Terri Guillemets

“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer.” — Gertrude Jekyll

“Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” —Rabindranath Tagore

“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” —Bertrand Russell

“An optimist is the human personification of spring.” – Susan J. Bissonette

“If you can stay positive in a negative situation, you win.”

“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”– Milton Berle

“Do what is true to your soul.” —Malini Saba

“We need not think alike to love alike.” – Francis David

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries.” – Anna Taylor

“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” – Charles Dickens

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” — William Blake

“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera

“I dream things that never were and say why not.” —George Bernard Shaw

“It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” – Ellen DeGeneres

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop

“When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha

“Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich

“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” —Katherine Hepburn

“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.”— Kesha

“We can truly love one another once we love who we are.” –Angela C. Santomero

“Every new day gives me ceaseless hope to reach out for my dreams.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” – Winston Churchill

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank

“It can’t be Sunday every day. There are also Mondays and Tuesdays.” – George Weah

“love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.” —Jack Layton

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” —Dalai Lama

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”  – Edith Wharton

“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” —Maya Angelou

“Always let your conscience be your guide.” —Jiminy Cricket

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Zig Ziglar

“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson

“Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave.” – Harvey Mackay

“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” – Goldie Hawn

“Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” – Don Miguel Ruiz

“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”– Frank Sinatra

“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” – Oscar Wilde

“Make a determination that you will live your purpose today.” —Daniel Budzinski

“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” —Irish Blessing

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins

“In February there is everything to hope for and nothing to regret.” – Patience Strong

“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” – George Halas

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman

“Stay positive in every situation and everything you do.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

“Simplicity makes me happy.” – Alicia Keys

“The greatest pleasure of life is love.” — Euripides

“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy

“The healthiest response to life is joy.” — Deepak Chopra

“The past is gone. Today is full of possibilities.” – Karen Casey

“Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.” – Anita Krizzan

“This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” – Sara Baume

“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri

“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” – Abbie Hoffman

“Learn to love yourself enough to be happy in your own company.” – Samantha Camargo

“Give yourself the love you’re willing to give to others.” – Mahin Ismail

“Life is a first impression. You get one shot at it. Make it everlasting.” – J.R. Rim

“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein

“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.” —Yiddish Proverb

“I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.” – James Baldwin

“The only joy in the world is to begin.” – Cesare Pavese

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” – Bruce Lee

“We may not have hit the peak yet, but we are on the journey up.” —Brian Nhira

“It is never over, though we are in December.” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” —Omar Khyyam

“Each day provides its own gifts.” —Marcus Aurelius

“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates

“Sunday is a day to clear the mind of all that has transpired the week before.” – Byron Pulsifer

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” —Abraham Lincoln

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank

“We have to collectively work together to improve the world.” —Samuel Strauch

“Don’t wait, the time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures…” — Henry David Thoreau

“It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others.” – Robin Sharma

“People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It’s really important.” – Kirsty Coventry

“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey

“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” – Augustine of Hippo

“Jump in with both feet and be brave.” —Sujit Choudhry

“Happiness [is] only real when shared” – Jon Krakauer

“What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.” – Sinclair Lewis

“Let us literally live from moment to moment.”—Mahatma Gandhi

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” —Oprah Winfrey

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” —Chinese Proverb

“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy

“Love loves to love love.” – James Joyce

“If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton

“When you cease to dream you cease to live.” —Malcolm Forbes

“Do good and good will come to you.” —Adam Lowy

“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – Marthe Troly-Curtin

“July is hot afternoons and sultry nights and mornings when its joy just to be alive.” — Hal Borland

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” —Florence Nightingale

“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen

“All things seem possible in May.” — Edwin Way Teale

“Love yourself more, you’ll never regret it.” – Ann Marie Molina

“You can choose to not let little things upset you.” – Joel Osteen

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” – James M. Barrie

“Self-love is necessary for a functional and successful life” – Angela C. Santomero

“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” – Winnie the Pooh

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

“April is a promise that May is bound to keep.” – Hal Borland

“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – Buddha

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” —Lao Tzu

“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

“I want to reach my potential, impact my world, and leave a legacy.” —Seth Buechley

“To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” —Bill Gates

“Train your mind to see the good in every situation.”

“It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.” – Naval Ravikant

“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” – Eva Gabor

“As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give.” — David DeNotaris

“Think and wonder. Wonder and think.” —Dr. Suess

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

“An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” – Brian Tracy

“One day or day one. It’s your choice.”

“Salvation lies within.” —Warden Samuel Norton

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We love the things we love for what they are.” – Robert Frost

“Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” – Lucille Ball

“When you realize how precious and fragile life is, it changes your whole perspective.” —Ryan O’Donnell

“Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” —Kate Winslet

“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney

“True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach

“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”

“Recognize what you have inside you.” —Eric Pulier

“I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.” – Jenn Proske

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee

“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi

“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei

“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E. E. Cummings

“Yesterday ended last night, today is a brand-new day. And it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar

“The best weeks start on Monday.” – Nice Peter

“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot

“Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always.” – Maryam Hasnaa

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” —William Shakespeare

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“January is the month for dreaming.” – Jean Hersey.

“Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” –Albert Camus

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” —John Muir

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss

“Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you.” – Garima Yonzon

“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” — Jennifer Aniston

“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor

“Life is short it is up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” —Buckminster Fuller

“Today is a good day to try.” —Quasimodo

“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long

“Most people are nice when you finally see them.” —Harper Lee

“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama

“I love beginnings. If I were in charge of calendars, every day would be January 1.” – Jerry Spinelli

“Take the first step.” —Darius Fisher

“All you need is love.” – Paul McCartney

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner

“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump

“How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring!” — Edwin Way Teale

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams

“When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

“Make your life matter and have fun doing it.” —Aaron Hurst

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa

“You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.” – Shawn Achor

“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” —Tennessee Williams

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West

“Time flows in a strange way on Sundays.” – Haruki Murakami

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein

“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” —Confucius

“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.” – Marge Piercy

“Be yourself and people will like you.” —Jeff Kinney

“Monday is the day that opens up the week for many opportunities.” – R.K. Narayan

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle

“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.” – Charles Dickens

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher

“We love because it’s the only true adventure.” – Nikki Giovanni

“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” – R.Z.

“The joy of life is becoming a person you are proud of.” —Bill Orender

“Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John

“The next choice is the most important choice.” —George Wells

“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson

“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” —Buddha

“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” —Jodi Picoul

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”—Roald Dahl

“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks

“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.”– Lisa Nichols

“Saturday makes my day complete.” – Anthony T. Hincks

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” —Dr. Seuss

“You can have it all. Just not all at once.” —Oprah Winfrey

“One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle

“What we think, we become.” —Buddha

“Though, February is short, it is filled with lots of love and sweet surprises.” – Charmaine J. Forde

“Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well-lived.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Wednesday is a day to help others celebrate life.” – Byron Pulsifer

“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” —Rosa Parks

“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur

“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland

“I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.” – Roger Federer

“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” – Walt Disney

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” – Barbara De Angelis

“Monday is for people with a mission.” – Christina Imre

“Base your relationships on the right values.” —Dick Gephardt

“Joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

So that is it for our list of Short Uplifting Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

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