Quotes are a way of reminding us that humans yearn to express themselves. They don’t always have words to express how they feel, but there’s always quotes which make their lives easier. Quotes not only give you an opportunity for expression, but also a strong belief that your ideas resonate with that of the great minds of all time.
“A very wise quote is a spectacular waterfall! When you see it, you feel its power!”
— Mehmet Murat Ildan
People might die, but their words have the power to change lives and inspire minds.
So, here are a few quotes on mental health that are by the people who know the importance of sound mental health and also that their words could give hope and ignite the lives of millions of people.
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.
One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.
It’s up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.
There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet.
The best way out is always through.
If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.
Nobody can save you but yourself, and you’re worth saving. It’s a war not easily won, but if anything is worth winning then this is it.
Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether.
Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
It doesn’t have to take over your life, it doesn’t have to define you as a person, it’s just important that you ask for help. It’s not a sign of weakness.
You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.
Hope, hope, hope. It has to be there. Rob the person of hope, and there won’t be any recovery.
Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Your mental health is more important than the test, the interview, the lunch date, the meeting, the family dinner, the soccer game, the recital, and the grocery run. Take care of yourself.
I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s there to be ashamed of? I went through a really tough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.
Remember, if God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.
I keep moving ahead, as always, knowing deep down inside that I am a good person and that I am worthy of a good life.
My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.
It’s okay to not be okay – it means that your mind is trying to heal itself.
If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken.
You are so brave and quiet, I forget you are suffering.
You look at me and cry; everything hurts. I hold you and whisper: but everything can heal.
The experience I have had is that once you start talking about [experiencing a mental health struggle], you realize that actually you’re part of quite a big club.
Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.
The only journey is the journey within.
I think it’s really important to take the stigma away from mental health… My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don’t know why I wouldn’t seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth?
The best thing you could do is master the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, you are the fire.
Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick. A shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
The strongest people are those who win battles we know nothing about.
Hum haar jeet, success failure mein itna ulajh gaye hai ki zindagi jeena bhool gaye hai.
Zindagi mein agar kuch sabse zyada important hai toh woh hai khud zindagi.
Dusro se haarke loser kehlane se kahin zyada bura hai khud se haarke loser kehlana.
Insaan loser ka tag pehenta bhi khud hai aur utaarta bhi khud hai.
Translation :
We are so involved in winning, losing, success and failure, that we have forgotten to live our life. The most crucial thing in life is life itself!
Being called a loser after losing from yourself is worse than being called a loser after losing from other people.
People wear the tag of a loser with their choice, and also take it off with their own choice.
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