77 Pretty Quotes That Are Worth Saving

Not every quote needs to be deep.

Sometimes you just want something that looks nice, reads well, and fits the moment.

These pretty quotes cover a range of topics and moods, so you’ll find options for posts, gifts, or whenever you need a little something to say.

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“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

“You can be the prettiest rose ever but if they like lilies, it wouldn’t matter.”

“Stop waiting to be chosen. Choose yourself and watch your life change.”

“There’s a Japanese legend that says, if you get on the wrong train, get off at the nearest station, the longer it takes…”

“Never regret having a good heart. Everything good comes back to you, multiplied.”

“If it’s meant to be, it’ll be.”

“If softness was weakness, the flowers would never grow.”

“It rained in my head for months, but now look at all the flowers.”

“C’est la vie.”
“That’s life.”

“If you’re looking for a sign, pick a number.”

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” — John Muir

“No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.” — Shan Sa

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes.” — Sophia Loren

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” — Rumi

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy.” — Marcel Proust

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.” — Lord Byron

“If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.” — Vincent van Gogh

“The seeds of beauty are in humility.” — Maxime Lagacé

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel

“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.” — Alice Walker

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” — Anne Frank

“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” — Anatole France

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” — Kahlil Gibran

“There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.” — Shannon L. Alder

“Kindness is like snow — it beautifies everything it covers.” — Kahlil Gibran

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

“Beauty is the promise of happiness.” — Stendhal

“The only journey is the one within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

“The world is but a canvas to our imagination.” — Henry David Thoreau

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

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

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Colors are the smiles of nature.” — Leigh Hunt

“Nature is pleased with simplicity.” — Isaac Newton

“Leave the roads; take the trails.” — Pythagoras

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

“The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.” — Natalie Angier

“A noble want of man is served by nature, namely, the love of Beauty.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.” — David Hume

“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank

“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” — Jane Austen

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” — John Muir

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people.” — Sylvia Plath

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” — William Shakespeare

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” — Rachel Carson

“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” — John Ruskin

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” — Mulan

“There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.” — Edgar Allan Poe

“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” — Richard Bach

“There are flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look.” — Henri Matisse

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius

“Nothing is worth more than this day.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” — André Gide

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Outer beauty is a gift. Inner beauty is an accomplishment.” — Randi G. Fine

“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.” — Mark Twain

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.”

“There is beauty in simplicity.” — Unknown

“Beauty awakens the soul to act.” — Dante Alighieri

“Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness.” — Ruta Sepetys

“If you see something beautiful in someone, speak it.” — Ruthie Lindsey

“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” — Rumi

“The more unknowable the mystery, the more beautiful it is.” — David Lynch

“You are loved. You are wonderfully made. You are beautiful. You have purpose. You are a masterpiece.” — Unknown

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” — Sigmund Freud

“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” — Francis Bacon

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness.” — Audrey Hepburn

“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” — Markus Zusak

“Wounds are part of wisdom. Imperfection is part of beauty.” — Maxime Lagacé

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

“A beautiful thing is never perfect.” — Egyptian Proverb

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.” — Henry Ward Beecher

“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.” — Robert Harling

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius

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