40 Moving On Quotes to Help You Let Go

Moving on is no walk in the park, especially when we are faced with loss of a person or heartbreak. It requires courage, strength, and the ability to let go of what is no longer serving us. But sometimes, we need a little inspiration to help us take that first step towards a new beginning. That’s why we’ve compiled 40 powerful moving on quotes from some of the world’s most renowned figures to inspire and encourage you to let go of what’s holding you back.

From Maya Angelou to Nelson Mandela, these moving on quotes will remind you that although it may be difficult, moving on is always possible. Whether you’re struggling with a breakup, a failed project, or a missed opportunity, these words of wisdom offer hope and encouragement to help you embrace the next chapter of your life. So if you’re ready to move on and start anew, let these quotes be your guide to a brighter future.

1. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”― Steve Maraboli
2. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” ― C. JoyBell C.
3. “It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.”― Steve Maraboli

4. “You can’t look back – you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.” ― Jodi Picoult
5. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” ― Robert Brault
6. “The most difficult aspect of moving on is accepting that the other person already did.” ― Faraaz Kazi
7. “Rehashing the past wouldn’t change anything. Time to move forward.” ― Zena Wynn

8. “Don’t worry. Just when you think your life is over, a new storyline falls from the sky and lands right in your lap.” ― Rebekah Crane
9. “Trees still grow after letting dead things go.” ― Darnell Lamont Walker
10. “Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day, it takes lots of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self.” ― Tere Arigo
11. “Sometimes you’ve got to walk away from something to walk into better things.” ― Temi O’Sola

12. “Sometimes trying to piece together your past only builds a wall that keeps you there.” ― Erin Anastasia
13. “My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” – Maya Angelou
14. “Keep planting and sowing, living and knowing: beautiful things take time, and that is okay.” – Morgan Harper Nichols
15. “It’s so empowering to say, ‘This isn’t serving me,’ and walk away in peace.”

16. “Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” -Winston Churchill
17. “There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” -Nelson Mandela
18. “Letting go is hard but being free is beautiful.” -Unknown
19. “What’s done is done. What’s gone is gone. One of life’s lessons is always moving on. It’s okay to look back to see how far you’ve come but keep moving forward.” – Roy T. Bennett

20. “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” – Theodore Roosevelt
21. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho
22. “For what it’s worth it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald
23. “Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier.” -Katerina Stoykova Klemer

24. “Love is proved the moment you let go of someone because they need you to.” ―Shannon L. Alder
25. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” –Alan Watts
26. “Get past your past, be a presence in your present, and let no one refute your future.”―Johnnie Dent Jr.
27. “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” –Anne Roiphe

28. “Peace can only be achieved by letting go of the past and accepting what is.” ―Abhishek Kumar
29. “In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need to feel it.” –Mitch Albom
30. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”–Thich Nhat Hanh
31. “The choice isn’t to move on—life moves whether I want it to or not. No, the choice is to look forward, not backward, to take a step because refusing to move won’t draw the past nearer, only postpone better days.”―Caroline George

32. “You can’t start a new chapter in your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”―Suzy Kassem
33. If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were. – Khalil Gibran
34. “But there’s a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.”―Lois Lowry
35. Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. -Albert Camus

36. “Dare to live by letting go.”―Tom Althouse
37. “It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.” –J. C. Watts
38. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” –Lucius Annaeus Seneca
39. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”–Albert Einstein
40. “Life is short. You have to be able to laugh at our pain or we never move on.” –Jeff Ross

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