A collection of short positive quotes that are concise but are uplifting and encouraging. Read these brief quotations to start your day on a positive note.
You may also be encouraged by these positive poems.
...the world is sad when you are sad and bright and beautiful when you are glad
Unknown, Sing A Song
Inspirational Poems
I will trust in God and bravely face the future.
Seen on a Church Bulletin, Creed Worth Believing
Christian Poems
The brambled cares of everyday, the tiny humdrum things, may bind my feet when they would stray, but still my heart has wings
Martha Haskell Clark, Red Geraniums
Garden Poems
To be the best, you must be able to handle the worst.
Wilson Kanadi
Poems of Encouragement
Loving words will cost but little, as along through life we go
Eben E. Rexford, It Would Be Better
Friendship Poems
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it.
Charles Swindoll, Attitude
Attitude Poems
Stay positive and upbeat - the day is yours to complete.
Catherine Pulsifer, A Good Morning To You
Good Morning Poems
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
Christian D. Larson
Graduation Poems
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
Audrey Hepburn
Valentines Day Poems
To see a sunrise is a positive way to start your day
Kate Summers
Sunrise Quotes
The good you do for others, is good you do yourself.
Norman W. Brooks, Christmas Is Forever
Christmas Poems
Truly understanding one’s self is the beginning of realizing potential.
Joseph Goodman, The Best Quotes Book
Positive Quotes
Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.
Heather French Henry
Thank You Poems For Volunteers
...words do matter, not only what we read but what we say. Are our words positive or negative.
Catherine Pulsifer
Inspirational Words
Keep your focus on what is good and a happier day it will bring.
Catherine Pulsifer, You Choose
Positive Attitude Poems
Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.
Bethany Hamilton
Be Thankful Poems
....look for a lovely thing and you will find it, it is not far, it never will be far
Sara Teasdale Famous Poems
With books as guides, with prophet, poet, sage, in sweet companionship we daily dwell
Alfred Lavington, Books
Poems About Books
Life is trying things to see if they work.
Ray Bradbury
Poems About Life
Focus on the positive things and you will find the happiness it brings.
Catherine Pulsifer, Worry Less
Smile Poems
Whatever path you set out for yourself, always believe in yourself.
Joanna Jackson, Self Help
Keep Your Head Up Quotes
Fill your mind with positive things reading will always bring a better perspective on life
Catherine Pulsifer, Watch What You Read
Poems About Reading
Be careful of words, they can be both daisies and bruises.
Anne Sexton
Poems About Daisies
A little more heart in the things we do, and the sun will shine softer, the skies will be blue
Unknown, A Little More Heart
Meaningful Poems
Live your life finding the positive - find the good, forget the bad
Catherine Pulsifer, One Lesson
Poems About Learning
It always seems impossible until it is done.
Nelson Mandela
Be The Best Quotes
If you spread cheer and love around; if noble deeds you do. All these in time will bring reward and travel back to you.
David V. Bush, The Spoken Word
Kindness Poems
...life is about helping each other - giving Poems About Helping Others - receiving Poems About Helping Others...
Poems About Helping Others
When times are tough, dare to be tougher.
Steve Maraboli
Dare To Be
Better than gold is a thinking mind that in realms of thought and books can find
Alex Smart, Better Than Gold
Heaven Poems
A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.
Author Unknown
Dad Poems
But to-day well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every to-morrow a vision of hope.
Blanche E. Herbert, Look To This Day
A New Day Poem
I will not think that I have failed or lived my life in vain, if to my credit I shall find one friend to to be my gain
Unknown, My Friends
Best Friend Poems
It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb.
Roman Proverb
Proverbs
Another year of progress. Another year of praise
Frances R. Havergal, Another Year
New Year Poems
The man with a vigorous purpose is a positive, constructive, creative, force.
Orison Swett Marden, Follow The Path Of Purpose
Follow Your Own Path Poems
The truth is that you have phenomenal power to become well and stay well.
J. B. Owen, Ignite Your Health and Wellness
Wellness Quotes
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
Fred DeVito
Challenge Quotes
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.
Les Brown
Goals Quotes
... those who refuse to feel blame never really feel forgiveness.
Pete Walker, The Tao of Fully Feeling
Weekly Poems
Every day, I feel like I am set on a mission to better myself and others.
William Civitillo, Life Through A Device
Improvement Quotes
Go forth on your path, as it exists only through your walking.
Augustine of Hippo
Weekly Quotes
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
Helen Keller
Persistence
It is important to remind your children that no matter what, family comes first.
Fhilcar Faunillan, Smart Parenting
Short Family Quotes
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Never Give Up Quotes
...too much self-doubt can keep you from achieving what you were put on earth to accomplish...
Denise Jacobs, Banish Your Inner Critic
Self Doubt Quotes
Just because you've never done something doesn't mean you can't start.
Rachel Joyce
Start Where You Stand
Change can be difficult and painful but is more painful if it is ignored.
Clement Getate, Your Cross to Happiness
Positive Quotes About Change
If you live for your vacation, then you are in the wrong job.
Catherine Pulsifer
Vacation Quotes
Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.
Roger Staubach
Poems About Winning
But I am a part of God s great plan, and I'll cheerfully do the best that I can.
Unknown, The Best That I Can
Be The Best You Can Be
Anyone at any time can look up and see the beauty of the clouds, the beauty of the blue sky.
K G Dennis
Poems About The Sky
May you live every day of your life.
Jonathan Swift
Poems
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
John Ruskin
Short Love Quotes
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.
Roger Crawford
Defeat Quotes
Believe in your dreams, work and live them well through action!
Israelmore Ayivor, Believe and Achieve
Positive Messages
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Mark Twain
Wishing Poems
A mother only knows a mother's fondness.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Mom Knows Best
May good fortune be yours, may your joys never end.
Irish Blessing
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Alfred A. Montapert
Problem Quotes
Collect personal moments of care and giving rejecting things of no lasting value.
Byron R. Pulsifer Rejection Quotes
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
J. K. Rowling
Choices Quotes
When God does a work in you, it is hard to contain it.
Terrelle Smith, Becoming a Better Me
Inspirational God Quotes
Happiness is not a goal. . .it’s a by-product of a life well lived.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Poems About Happiness
We all have the potential to be so much more.
David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me
Be Inspired
My friends - the debt to them is great; their love and faith I'm treasuring
Berton Braley, Spurs
Frankness Between Friends
What does a positive outlook give you? Answer: the vision to see the pathway leading forward.
Byron Pulsifer
Do Not Grumble
