Eleanor Roosevelt, a symbol of courage, wisdom, and resilience, left behind a treasure trove of inspirational quotes that continue to motivate and empower people worldwide. Her words touch on themes of courage, self-belief, love, justice, and the pursuit of dreams. This article presents over 80 of her most powerful quotes, arranged to inspire and uplift you without lengthy explanations, allowing the quotes themselves to speak volumes.
80+ Eleanor Roosevelt Inspirational Quotes That Go Viral Today
1. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
2. Do one thing every day that scares you.
3. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
4. Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier.
5. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time.
6. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
7. It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire.
8. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
9. Be confident, not certain.
10. The advantage of being busy is that you don’t have time to think about yourself.
11. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
12. Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure.
13. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost.
14. You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
15. It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
16. I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
17. Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’
18. Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
19. Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of a life well lived.
20. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.
21. You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.
22. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time.
23. Friendship with oneself is all important.
24. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
25. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
26. No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
27. If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
28. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
29. You have to accept whatever comes, and meet it with the best you have to give.
30. The knowledge of how little you can do alone teaches you humility.
31. Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good.
32. The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.
33. We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
34. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
35. It is a major part of maturity to accept not only your own shortcomings but those of the people you love.
36. Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.
37. It takes courage to love generously.
38. A woman cannot meet adequately the needs of those who are nearest to her if she has no interests, no friends, no occupations of her own.
39. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
40. We create vacuums for ourselves by sheer apathy.
41. Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
42. It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it and work at it.
43. In the end we all want the same thing. We all want peace.
44. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
45. To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.
46. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
47. We create change only by inducing others to go along.
48. The purpose of life is to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
49. Those years, weeks, hours, are the sands in the glass running swiftly away.
50. To use time to the hilt, making it count for something, is the beginning of wisdom.
51. Women have one advantage over men. Throughout history they have been forced to make adjustments.
52. A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.
53. Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
54. Age needs the company of youth.
55. Do not even attempt a job if you do not plan to do the best you know how.
56. You have a responsibility to be an individual.
57. You mold your life. You make it.
58. You must be brave enough to live life creatively.
59. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.
60. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
61. You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
62. It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
63. With the new day comes new strength.
64. Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’
65. Be confident, not certain.
66. You have to accept whatever comes, and meet it with the best you have to give.
67. Anger is one letter short of danger.
68. The reason fiction is more interesting is that authors can tell the truth without humiliating themselves.
69. Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
70. Nobody really does anything alone.
71. Learn from the mistakes of others.
72. You must do the best you know how.
73. Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
74. The purpose of life is to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
75. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’
76. Do the things you think you cannot do.
77. We create vacuums for ourselves by sheer apathy.
78. It is a major part of maturity to accept not only your own shortcomings but those of the people you love.
79. The knowledge of how little you can do alone teaches you humility.
80. You must be brave enough to live life creatively, excitingly, imaginatively.
Conclusion
Eleanor Roosevelt’s words remain a timeless beacon of inspiration. Her quotes encourage us to face fears, embrace individuality, pursue dreams, and uphold justice with courage and compassion. They remind us that strength comes from within, and that every day offers a new opportunity to grow, love, and make a difference. Carry these words with you as a guide to live a life full of purpose, resilience, and hope.
