Tattoos have become a popular form of self-expression, and many choose to ink quotes that resonate deeply with their experiences and beliefs about life. Whether you’re contemplating your next tattoo or seeking inspiration, here are some powerful tattoo quotes about life that can motivate and reflect your journey.
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” — Seneca
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
“Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet.” — Sarah Louise Delany
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” — Norman Vincent Peale
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Lao Tzu
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” — Maya Angelou
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — Tony Robbins
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” — James Dean
“Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” — Oliver Goldsmith
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Live your life and forget your age.” — Norman Vincent Peale
“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” — Kevin Kruse
“To live will be an awfully big adventure.” — J.M. Barrie
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” — Brian Tracy
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” — Grandma Moses
“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” — Oscar Wilde
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” — Albert Schweitzer
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” — Rumi
“Life is either a great adventure or nothing.” — Helen Keller
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
“Love the life you live. Live the life you love.” — Bob Marley
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker
“Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them.” — Anonymous
“Life is too short to waste time on things that don’t matter.” — Anonymous
“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.” — Mother Teresa
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernard Shaw
“Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Life is a gift. Never forget to enjoy and bask in every moment you are in.” — Anonymous
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo