27 Quotes that Rival Dear Abby

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Ah, quotes. Some are eye-opening statements by widely known individuals. Some are metaphors. Some are downright hilarious. And many of them, whether directly or indirectly, give the reader/listener some advice. Here's a few that do the latter:


1) "Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts." 
- Scout Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird 

2) "Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it." 
- George Bernard Shaw, playwright

3) "Run away from those whose existence bleeds excuses." 
- Paul Perry, poet

4) "Don't compare your life to others. There's no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it's their time." 
- Unknown

5) "Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution." 
- Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist

6) "Turn your wounds into wisdom." 
- Oprah Winfrey, philanthropist

7) "Never forget that walking away from something unhealthy is brave, even if you stumble a little on your way out the door." 
- Mindy Hale, blogger/author

8) "Some things break your heart but fix your vision."
- Unknown 

9) "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle." 
- Father James Keller, Roman Catholic Priest

10) "Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." 
- Charles Dickens, author

11) "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." 
- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

12) "Just because you're struggling does not mean you're failing."
- Unknown 

13) "The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see." 
- Alexandra K. Trenfor

14) "My philosophy is if you worry, you suffer twice." 
- Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

15) "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." 
- Gautama Buddha, religious leader

16) "The comeback is always stronger than the setback."
- Unknown 

17) "Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." 
- Rumi, poet

18) "Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith."
- Elisabeth Elliott, author 

19) "If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can't hear them anymore."
- Michele Ruiz, entrepreneur 

20) "It's okay to be a glowstick; sometimes we need to break before we shine."
- Unknown 

21) "Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness, yet still become something beautiful."
- Beau Taplin, author  

22) "Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed."
- Robert T. Kiyosaki, businessman/author 

23) "Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for what you ate."
- Women's Health UK

24) "You've survived 100% of your bad days."
- Unknown 

25) "Fake your confidence. And fake how sure you are of yourself. And, eventually, it will just start happening."
- Amy Schumer, actress 

26) "You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation, trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on."
- Tupac Shakur, rapper 

27) "Be careful. Behind those pearly whites could be a pair of fangs." 
- Me, Liv the Lister


There are many wise people in this world, and I wonder if my quote truly fits in with the others. Do you have a quote of your own? What is your favorite one by someone else? Feel free to comment! I'd love to know more of them.

- Liv