50 inspirational quotes from books you need to uplift your day

Quotes from books have the power to inspire, motivate and uplift us. 

They can help us see things from a different perspective and provide us with the courage to face challenges. Whether we are feeling down or simply need a boost of inspiration, a well-chosen quote can help us feel better and give us the strength to push on.

One of the great things about quotes is that they can come from any type of book - from classic literature to modern self-help books. They can be short and sweet or longer passages that really hit home. 

The key is to find the ones that resonate with you and use them to help guide your day.

One of my favourite quotes is from the book "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It says, "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." This quote reminds me that if I truly want something, the universe will work with me to make it happen. It gives me the courage to pursue my dreams and to never give up.

Another great quote comes from "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. It says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." This quote reminds me to be empathetic and understanding towards others. It encourages me to be open-minded and to listen to others' perspectives.

Here are 50 Inspirational Quotes to help uplift your day:

1. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis, "Mere Christianity"
2. "The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." - John Green, "Looking for Alaska"
3. "We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already." - J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
4. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt, "You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life"
5. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Will Durant, "The Story of Philosophy"
6. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson, "Your Forces and How to Use Them"
7. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela, "Long Walk to Freedom"
8. "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things." - Albert Einstein, "The World As I See It"
9. "You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." - Maya Angelou, "The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou"
10. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill, "The Second World War"
11. "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African proverb, "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe
12. "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates, "The Apology"
13. "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell, "The Hero with a Thousand Faces"
14. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Dan Millman, "Way of the Peaceful Warrior"
15. "Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
16. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde, "Lady Windermere's Fan"
17. "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson, "Essays in the Art of Writing"
18. "You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." - William Faulkner, "The Sound and the Fury"
19. "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi, "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"
20. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance"
21. "It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Sir Edmund Hillary, "High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest"
22. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Address at Oglethorpe University"
23. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Conduct of Life"
24. "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." - Eleanor Roosevelt, "The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt"
25. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer, "Reverence for Life"
26. "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - Saint Augustine, "The Confessions of Saint Augustine"
27. "Everything you want is on the other side of fear." - Jack Canfield, "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
28. "The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi, "The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas"
29. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt, "The Strenuous Life"
30. "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
31. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." - Steve Jobs, "Stanford Commencement Address"
32. "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Essays: First Series"
33. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison, "Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison"
34. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller, "The Story of My Life"
35. "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean, "30 Days of Hope for Strength in Chronic Illness"
36. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky, "99: Stories of the Game"
37. "The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley, "Bob Marley - Legend"
38. "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
39. "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." - Stephen Covey, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
40. "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King Jr., "The Trumpet of Conscience"
41. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius, "Analects"
42. "Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale, "The Power of Positive Thinking"
43. "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela, "Long Walk to Freedom"
44. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln, "Great Speeches"
45. "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James, "The Principles of Psychology"
46. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke, "Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents"
47. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt, "This Is My Story"
48. "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Aristotle, "Metaphysics"
49. "Talent is a gift, but character is a choice." - John C. Maxwell, "Developing the Leader Within You"
50. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi, "The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas"

Quotes from books can be a powerful tool to help inspire our day. They can uplift us, motivate us, and provide us with the strength to face challenges. So the next time you need a little inspiration, pick up a book and find a quote that speaks to you. You never know, it might just change your life.