55 Meaningful Emotional Strength Quotes to Inspire Balance and Inner Peace

““Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ―Khalil Gibran”

““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 human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” ―Jodi Picoult”

““Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” ―Arnold Schwarzenegger”

““Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” ―J.K. Rowling”

““The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” ―Robert Jordan”

““I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ―Carl Jung”

““The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ―Nelson Mandela”

““She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” ―Elizabeth Edwards”

““Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” ―Mary Anne Radmacher”

““What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson”

““Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” ―Wayne W. Dyer”

““The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” ―Jonathan Harnisch”

““In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” ―Deepak Chopra”

““You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” ―Marcus Aurelius”

““Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” ―Pema Chödrön”

““Calmness is the cradle of power.” ―Josiah Gilbert Holland”

““The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” ―Caroline Myss”

““Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it to.” ―Roy T. Bennett”

““Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” ―Buddha”

““When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” ―Peace Pilgrim”

““Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ―Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati”

““The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.” ―James Allen”

““She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” ―Atticus”

““You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” ―Bob Marley”

““The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” ―Ernest Hemingway”

““Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on but you keep going anyway.” ―Unknown”

““A strong person is not the one who doesn’t cry. A strong person is the one who cries and sheds tears for a moment, then gets up and fights again.” ―Unknown”

““What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” ―Meryl Streep”

““Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” ―Bruce Lee”

““Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” ―Mahatma Gandhi”

““Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” ―Susan Gale”

““Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” ―William Ellery Channing”

““With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt”

““Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” ―Napoleon Hill”

““Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful.” ―Misty Copeland”

““Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ―Haruki Murakami”

““Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ―Japanese Proverb”

““Tough times never last, but tough people do.” ―Robert H. Schuller”

““She believed she could, so she did.” ―R.S. Grey”

““Stay strong, make them wonder how you’re still smiling.” ―Unknown”

““Peace begins with a smile.” ―Mother Teresa”

““Scars are tattoos with better stories.” ―Unknown”

““The only way out is through.” ―Robert Frost”

““Strong alone, unstoppable together.” ―Unknown”

““Let your smile change the world.” ―Unknown”

““Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” ―Mariska Hargitay”

““The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ―Rumi”

““Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” ―Jana Kingsford”

““Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is ask for help.” ―Unknown”

““Healing yourself is connected with healing others.” ―Yoko Ono”

““You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” ―Rumi”

““Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ―Anne Lamott”

““Inner peace is the new success.” ―Unknown”

““Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ―Jim Rohn”

““Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.” ―Bryant McGill”

““The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” ―Nicholas Sparks”

““Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground.” ―Stephen Covey”