Battling depression can feel like an uphill struggle, but you don’t have to fight alone. In times of darkness, the right “quotes on dealing with depression” can illuminate your path, providing solace, inspiration, and a reminder that you have the strength to overcome this challenge. This curated collection of powerful quotes from individuals who have walked the journey of depression offers a guiding light, reminding you that you are not alone and that there is hope on the other side of this storm. Embrace these words of wisdom as a source of motivation to keep moving forward, one step at a time, towards a brighter tomorrow.
1. “The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Unknown
2. “Depression is the wolf you keep chasing away.” – Marjorie Herrera Lewis
3. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis
4. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
5. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi
6. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
7. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
8. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
9. “There are months and years when the darkness will seem unending. But the light is always there, waiting.” – Brene Brown
10. “The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud.” – Goldie Hawn
11. “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
12. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
13. “The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who have battles we know nothing about.” – Unknown
14. “Mental illness is not a personal failure.” – Andrea Gibson
15. “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
16. “I understand your pain. Trust me, I do. I’ve seen people go from the darkest moments in their lives to living a happy, fulfilling life. You can do it too. I believe in you. You are not a burden.” – Sophie Turner
17. “Anybody that goes through longer periods of depression gets used to a certain level of feeling like you’re keeping your head above water.” – Joseph Gordon-Levitt
18. “I don’t think anyone can give you advice when you’ve got a broken heart.” – Britney Spears
19. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling)
20. “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
21. “If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.” – Stephen Fry
22. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
23. “Depression is the inability to construct a future.” – Rollo May
24. “You’ll be okay. You’re antifragile – the cracks will only make you stronger.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
25. “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” – Unknown
26. “Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could invent.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel
27. “We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.” – R.M. Drake
28. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle
29. “Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.” – Mason Cooley
30. “It’s okay to be a glowstick: Sometimes we have to break before we can shine.” – Unknown
31. “My dark days made me stronger. Or maybe I should say it was how I handled my dark days that made me stronger.” – Eminem
32. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
33. “She was a beautiful wandering music plant, a lonely spirit who had ab-so-lute-ly” to invent the musical comedy of her life.” – Maya Angelou
34. “Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine.” – Charlotte Bronte
35. “There are some days when I don’t want to get out of bed and can’t face the world or anyone in it.” – J.K. Rowling
36. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
37. “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” – Wayne Dyer
38. “What is that unforgettable line? ‘We’re not actuallyolas but violets, doomed to a certain solitude.'” – Boris Pasternak
39. “That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.” – William Wordsworth
40. “I felt like I was a fighter who couldn’t take any more blows.” – Amy Tan
41. “Sometimes, you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were.” – Maya Angelou
42. “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” – Hafiz
43. “It is okay to have depression, it is okay to have anxiety, and it is okay to have an adjustment disorder. We need to improve the conversation.” – Prince Harry
44. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
45. “The beauties of the world are best seen by the truly blind.” – Unknown
46. “Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen
47. “The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.” – Juliette Lewis
48. “We become what we think about all day long.” – Earl Nightingale
49. “That’s one of the greatest things about Depression: you can share it!” – L.M. Montgomery
50. “What people never understand is that depression isn’t about the outside; it’s about the inside.” – Jasmine Warga
51. “You are the one thing in this world, above all other things, that you must never give up on.” – Lili Reinhart
52. “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
53. “Some days are gritted teeth and clenched fists.” – Kay Ryan
54. “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” – Jhiess Kristen Valiente
55. “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” – St. Francis of Assisi
56. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel
57. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” – Amy Bloom
58. “To anyone struggling with depression or mental health – know you are loved.” – Chrissy Teigen
59. “Depression doesn’t take away your talents – it just makes them harder to find.” – Lady Gaga
60. “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis
61. “The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Unknown
62. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
63. “The baubles of life will start to glitter again, one by one.” – Janet Fitch
64. “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” – Proverb
65. “You have endured so much, therefore you are stronger than you know.” – Marisa Donnelly
66. “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” – Madeleine L’Engle
67. “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus
68. “The wisest is one who searches for truth and reasons for themselves.” – A.P. Sweet
69. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” – Oscar Wilde
70. “Out of the ashes you were born again, rising up a warrior.” – Lena Malgeri
71. “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – Buddha
72. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill quotes
73. “Never give up. Great things take time. Be grateful for the little pieces that fall into place, for they are paving the way for more.” – Unknown
74. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
75. “Being able to feel safe with other people is not as important as being able to feel safe with yourself.” – Golda Meir
76. “The deepest muddiest pit has a way of becoming the sweetest well.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby
77. “Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved.” – David Foster Wallace
78. “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” – Unknown
79. “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
80. “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” – John Green
81. “Just because you don’t see the sun doesn’t mean it’s not shining somewhere.” – Unknown
82. “The darkest times can bring moments of beautiful clarity and wisdom.” – Twylah Nitsch
83. “Depression lies. It tells you you’ve always felt this way and you always will.” – Naomi When
84. “I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone.” – Dwayne Johnson
85. “You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman
86. “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African Proverb
87. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” – Oscar Wilde
88. “The sun itself is weak when first it rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” – Charles Dickens
89. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein
90. “What is to give light must endure burning.” – Viktor Frankl
91. “There is light, even in the darkest of times. It simply requires someone to strike the match.” – Unknown
92. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
93. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
94. “Change is not a choice, it’s a promise.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
95. “When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
96. “Take a shower, wash off the day. Make the room dark. Lie down and notice the silence.” – Charlotte Eriksson
97. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo
98. “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” – Thomas Fuller
99. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
100. “Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity.” – Unknown
