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Classic literature has given birth to thousands of meaningful and timeless quotations. Lines that provide meaning and hope to many people, not just to avid readers. Writers can capture the thoughts and feelings that we all experience in a poignant way. We’ve put together a list of quotes that offer advice on life, self-fulfilment and setting goals ahead of the New Year.
This first inspiring line comes from L. M. Alcott’s best known work, Little Women. Taken from one of Jo March’s poems and treasured by Mr. Bhaer, the line aptly suggests that we must be sure and worthy of ourselves before we can experience what love has to offer us.
As Elinor so sensibly points out to her sister Marianne in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, people too often dwell on the thoughts and words of others. We all need time to weigh the guidance of others against our own inner voice before reaching a sensible conclusion.
According to Peter in J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, it is as simple as that. While in the story the characters can literally fly, the essence of the quote suggests that generally, a positive mindset can create a positive experience.
From The Little Prince, this quote reveals the true depth of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s narrator. The human ability to care carries great weight. Our emotions reveal to us things that cannot be seen, the things which often matter most.
A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh is filled with little snippets of wisdom. Pooh offers these wise words of advice, reminding us that it is our responsibility to get up out of our comfort zones and seek new opportunities and experiences. We can’t leave our lives up to everyone else!
Taken from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, this line is spoken by the feisty and loveable Anne. Often getting into scrapes, no one knows better than she the appeal of a new day. Anne teaches readers that even though mistakes happen, tomorrow is a clean slate.
Readers may not easily associate this quote from Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein with self-fulfilment, especially as this line is spoken by a fearsome monster. However, these words serve as a reminder of the inner power created by courage and self-belief.
From J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf speaks for us all when he utters this profound line. While Frodo wishes that the darkness hadn’t risen in his time, Gandalf responds that we must all choose what to do with our lives and how to exist in the time we’ve been given.
A short yet intriguing line from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Included in a conversation between Dorian, Gladys (The Duchess of Monmouth) and Lord Henry, these words suggest that to define a thing or a feeling is to ultimately limit it.
As Virginia Woolf so aptly suggests in A Room of One’s Own, there is no need to be pressured or defined by anyone else. With the New Year approaching, this quote can remind us to be uniquely ourselves, perfect in our own way regardless of expectation.
A single sentence from a novel can stir up emotion and offer inspiration. These lines offer advice on how to live, achieve goals and experience a sense of self-fulfilment. The wisdom shared is not just for the characters or for readers of a bygone era but for the modern generation whose hearts and minds these lines still inspire.
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