Here are 50 book quotes from various books.
Book Quotes From Books
1. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
2. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, “Steve Jobs”
3. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom”
4. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
5. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inaugural Address
6. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self—Reliance”
7. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
— Robert Frost, Interview
8. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, Radio Address
9. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
— Mae West, Various
10. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”
11. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
— Albert Einstein, Various
12. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
— Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre”
13. “All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship of the Ring”
14. “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
— John Green, “Looking for Alaska”
15. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
16. “We are all fools in love.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
17. “The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”
— Jane Austen, “Sense and Sensibility”
18. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
— C.S. Lewis, “The Chronicles of Narnia”
19. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
— Jordan Belfort, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
20. “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
— Angela Y. Davis, “Women, Race & Class”
21. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
22. “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
— Allen Saunders, Various
23. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
— Augustine of Hippo, “Confessions”
24. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”
25. “The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
— Brandon Sanderson, “The Way of Kings”
26. “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
— Socrates, Various
27. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
— Jordan Belfort, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
28. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
29. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom”
30. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self—Reliance”
31. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, “Steve Jobs”
32. “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.”
— Brian Tracy, “Eat That Frog!”
33. “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
— Edgar Allan Poe, Various
34. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
35. “We are all fools in love.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
36. “The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”
— Jane Austen, “Sense and Sensibility”
37. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
— C.S. Lewis, “The Chronicles of Narnia”
38. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, Radio Address
39. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
— Albert Einstein, Various
40. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”
41. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
42. “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
— John Green, “Looking for Alaska”
43. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.”
— J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
44. “We are all fools in love.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
45. “The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”
— Jane Austen, “Sense and Sensibility”
46. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
— C.S. Lewis, “The Chronicles of Narnia”
47. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, Radio Address
48. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
— Albert Einstein, Various
49. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”
50. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
— Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice”
