100 Cheer Up Quotes

Use these cheer up quotes to comfort someone, or share with someone who is having a bad day, it could be a friend, family member or a colleague. It is to know that we are not made to be selfish in our happiness or joy. Instead, it is also our purpose to bring words of encouragement, of good and helpful thoughts and actions to each person we meet throughout each and every day. And when you do this you will find a person may cheer up and see things are not as bad as they first thought.

While it may not be obvious, sometimes the one you need to cheer up is yourself; to move away from self-pity, to climb over and surmount your own issues that are small compared to many others in the world. Focusing on the positive rather than the negative can impact our attitude and our day.

When we feel down, an optimistic quote can help us look at the situation in a different light and could cheer us up. It is our hope that you will find inspirational and uplifting words in these quotes and short poems will encourage more positive thoughts every day and to those whom you meet. Cheer up, live each day, be happy!


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    Quotes & Short Poems To Cheer Someone Up

    Use these quotes and short poems to cheer someone up who is have a down day!

  1. Be wise! Be cheerful, bright and glad.
    Leave to the fool his folly, and let your motto be:
    "Cheer up!"
    Your rule of life:
    "Be jolly!"
    Unknown, Good In The Day
    poems about happiness



  2. In a friendship, one is often called upon to cheer up the other up.
    Byron Pulsifer



  3. Today focus on the qualities you like about yourself, focus on the good friends and family members you have around you.. what you focus on I believe will remain constant in your life. Micheline Jean Louis



  4. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Steve Maraboli



  5. God’s mercy is fresh and new every morning. Joyce Meyer



  6. Can I give you a handful of laughter? A smidgen of giggles to boot
    A cupful of tease and a comical sneeze Followed by a hilarious hoot
    Can I offer an hour of happiness throw in an odd chuckle or two
    The time spent is worthwhile if the joy brings a smile
    John McLeod
    Poems About Laughter



  7. In a garden that is well attended to,
    The garden helps cheer up the caretaker.
    Working in a garden can stop the blues
    Because you are working with God the maker!
    Sam Fickinsen



  8. When life inside feels down and blue helping others will give to you, too! Catherine Pulsifer, A Lofty Measure



  9. Every day is a fresh beginning,
    every morn is the world made new Unknown, Every Day
    Poems About Hope



  10. Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
  11. Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come. Amy Lowell



  12. With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
    Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Max Ehrmann
    Desiderata Poem



  13. Five Ups of life:
    Buckle up,
    Start up,
    Keep it up,
    Don’t give up,
    Cheer up.
    Vikrmn, You By You
    When Feeling Down Quotes



  14. But close the book - the story is old;
    Lay it away with a smile or a tear;
    Written in black, or written in gold,
    We open the book of another year.
    Unknown, The Old Year's Book



  15. Sorrows will not last forever, brighter times will come again Unknown, Sunshine After Rain
    Optimistic Poems



  16. Each morning you open your eyes is a day to remember that your purpose in life is not to singularly pursue happiness but, instead, to be selfless in helping to make life a bit more cheery for someone else. Rosy Lee Anderson



  17. the best way to cheer yourself up is ....
  18. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain



  19. Do not mope about being fifty, celebrate this half-century - you've still got lots of life to live, tomorrow, fifty will be a memory! Catherine Pulsifer, A Day To Celebrate



  20. Good times they are comin' push, push on behind...be cheerful an' kind. Encourage the drummin' with smiles on your face Unknown, Good Times



  21. Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark, and the sky be overcast Paul Laurence Dunbar, Just Whistle A Bit



  22. And the world hath need of your cheer. Why add to its burden of groans and Unknown, Bear The Sunshine



  23. Yes with age you may have to adjust a bit but it doesn't mean you have to sit and knit!! Catherine Pulsifer, The Age
    Funny Poems About Aging



  24. Life is not a smooth road.
    We all carry a load.
    Realize you're not the only one
    Who feels like life is done,
    We all face tests of perseverance and resilience.
    That is called experience.
    Cheer up we all go through it! Robert Rivers



  25. Another dawn may yet restore our faith and hope and joy once more; sad soul, take comfort, nor forget that sunrise never failed us yet. Celia Thaxter, Cheer Up



  26. It’s a new day! Cheer up! Embrace the sun.
    Let its warmth fill your heart.
    Let it be a new start… Rula Osta, Cheer Up! It's A New Day



  27. Everything we experience in life is designed to shape our character.
  28. Everything we experience in life is designed to shape our character. Delma Pryce



  29. Now open up the windows of the heart, and let the sunshine penetrate the gloom Delma Pryce Reynal Smith Pickering,, The Spring Cleaning



  30. Gray hair appearing, it looks aspiring. New wrinkles you say - forget them, go play. Catherine Pulsifer, My Dear



  31. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. Suzanne Collins



  32. Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith Garth Brooks
    Bible Verses about Hope In Hard Times



  33. You see life is full of struggles and hurt .....
    but don't stay down,
    get up and find a change of thought
    of the positive kind.
    Catherine Pulsifer, Life Is Full Of Struggles
    Poems About Life Struggles



  34. Goodbyes are seen as a sad time,
    A day we would rather not climb.
    However, the memories from time spent together
    Will always be with us, forever.
    Catherine Pulsifer



  35. Let us enter the New Year cheerfully. Let us resolve to look onto the bright side, to make the best of whatever may befall, to maintain faith that doing the right thing will ultimately bring victory. B.C. Forbes



  36. The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind  Roy T. Bennett



  37. if you have a positive attitude ....
  38. If you have a positive attitude
    You look for the good in situations.
    But, if your attitude is negative,
    Your focus is on everything that is wrong.
    Catherine Pulsifer



  39. Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. Dalai Lama



  40. The beautiful Moon is an antidepressant. Love for her light is in every heart because she is so friendly, loving, and forgiving. Debasish Mridha



  41. A good laugh can cure any little old sore.
    Happiness it can restore!
    It can make you feel happy and glad
    A much better feeling than being sad. Catherine Pulsifer
    Smile Poems



  42. If vision were brighter and hearts could feel lighter -
    When things are awry, distorted, and tighter...
    How little we'd feel of our oft-seeming ails! Ted Hart, When The Whole World Is Wrong
    Don't Let People Bring You Down



  43. You think you have it rough,
    I can tell you someone who has had it tough -
    Talk to your grandparents about when they were a child -
    It will make you feel thankful.
      Catherine Pulsifer



  44. Problems there are bound to be. Life can’t be all delight. When you think of what went wrong, remember what went right. Patience Strong, Try Again



  45. Oftentimes a cheerful "hello" is the best dispeller of tearful woe. Dr. L. R. Akers, Whittlings



  46. Don't keep sitting in the audience of your own life. It is time to become the star of your own show. Rosemary Peck



  47. Quotes to Cheer Up A Friend

    Send an email with a quote to cheer up your friend. Just the fact that you are thinking about them may cheer them up!

    Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.
  48. Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction. Germany Kent



  49. But there comes this thought to cheer us as through life we wend our way. Friends we love the best are near us on the glad Thanksgiving day. C. C. Hassler, Thanksgiving Day



  50. You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted. Kevin Costner



  51. No man so poor but he may give to other men some cheer Douglas Malloch, Sympathy



  52. Awesome things come to those who focus on the positive, recognize the blessings, find the humor and never give up! Tanya Masse



  53. Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself. Elbert Hubbard



  54. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
  55. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama
    Happiness Quotes



  56. Being the best version of yourself is the most important aspect of your life to master. Zac Dixon
    Poems about Life



  57. When they come to you gentle-like an' take your hand an' say: Cheer up! we're with you still,' it counts, for that's the old friends' way. Edgar A. Guest, Old Friends



  58. The meaning of life is not what is provided to you by others. It is you who make the meaning... It is the joy that comes of association. It is, rather, your perception of feeling in the presence of others. Zac Dixon Lakshmi N. Koteeswaran 'Koti', Cheer Up, Woman ! Be Proud !



  59. ...things might not always work out but, by being flexible is better than sitting with a pout. Catherine Pulsifer



  60. And let your motto be: "Cheer up!" Your rule of life: "Be jolly!" Unknown, Good In The Day
    Good Morning Poems



  61. Decide that life is good and you are special. Decide to enjoy today.  Donna Fargo



  62. Short Cheer Up Quotes

    While these quotes are short, you will find words to cheer others up!

    Allow positive thoughts to shape your life.
  63. Allow positive thoughts to shape your life. Christopher Michaels



  64. This too shall pass. Saying



  65. Don't brood o'er the past and the things that are gone, life's best lies ahead of you. Charles S. Poling



  66. Every voice should be raised in a song of good cheer, all our strength to that cause we should lend. Quincy Kilby
    A Laugh Pays Best In The End



  67. We all can have our ups and downs, how you handle them that determines your frown. Julie Hebert, Your Journey Through Life



  68. A barrier is a limitation only when you perceive it as one. Stephen Richards



  69. A healthy attitude is contagious; let others catch it. Charles F. Glassman



  70. You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
  71. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi



  72. Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. Meister Eckhart



  73. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. Steve Jobs



  74. A positive attitude is the resilience to challenging tribulations. Theodore W. Higgingsworth



  75. It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
  76. It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies. Arthur Calwell



  77. If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. Sheryl Sandberg



  78. A friend who knows, and dares to say, the brave, sweet words that cheer the way where he walks a mile with me. Henry VanDyke



  79. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu



  80. "Cheer up! Cheer up!" Robin sings; "Cheer up! Cheer up!" all day long Sarah E. Sprague, Cheer Up



  81. Inspirational Quotes To Cheer Someone Up

    We can all use some inspiration for our day. Cheer someone up with these inspiring words.

    My future starts when I wake up every morning.
  82. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Miles Davis



  83. A positive mental attitude can improve your health, enhance your relationships, increase your chances of success.... Frank Sonnenberg



  84. Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan. Larry Winget



  85. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Les Brown



  86. Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
  87. Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. Winston Churchill



  88. To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own. Abraham Lincoln



  89. This world is filled with things that are right things that make you feel cheery and bright Catherine Pulsifer, A Different Word



  90. Thanksgiving comes with bounteous store - its rays reveal the blessings sent to cheer our dreary ways. Douglas Malloch



  91. The best song hasn't been sung, the best tune hasn't been played yet, cheer up, for the world is young! Berton Braley



  92. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them. George Bernard Shaw



  93. Bad Day Quotes To Cheer You Up

    If you are having a bad day read these quotes to help cheer you up. Remember this too shall pass!

    Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
  94. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs



  95. If you are still breathing maybe it is not such a bad day after all. Darren E. Laws



  96. I have realized that whatever good comes to me, comes from God, whatever bad comes to me, God has allowed it, and I choose to be thankful for both. Jeff Goins



  97. I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day. Paul Henderson



  98. But, out of bad often comes good - we just have to work a little harder to see it in some very trying circumstances.
  99. But, out of bad often comes good - we just have to work a little harder to see it in some very trying circumstances. Byron Pulsifer



  100. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing crises, weary of struggling with my own nature, I too often failed to comprehend the splendor of what I had. Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project



  101. If there is only one thing I've learned throughout the challenges and tribulations of day to day living, it is that God has always been with me to guide me forward no matter whether or in spite the circumstances. Byron R. Pulsifer



  102. The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained. Alexis Carrel



  103. Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
  104. Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. George E. Woodberry



  105. Do not be tempted to remain in your sunken place. Rise up! Cheer up! And never give up! Michael Bassey Johnson



  106. You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash



  107. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
  108. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. Charles R. Swindoll



  109. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. Beverly Sills
    Humorous Quotes



  110. In each problem lies an opportunity to make better, to resolve, or to commence positive change. Byron R. Pulsifer



  111. When I am struggling with my life I look up towards the sky and say; LORD you take over.
  112. When I am struggling with my life I look up towards the sky and say; LORD you take over. Joan Disantis



  113. Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. Drew Barrymore



  114. Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Carl Bard



  115. Make peace with yourself before you move forward. Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. Roy T. Bennett



  116. Can't smile, my friend, because you're blue? Well, here's a little hint for you: Look on the heavens for awhile; the bluer they, the more they smile! John Kendrick Bangs, A Cure


We hope the words in these quotes has cheered you up or if you have shared them with others, we hope they cheer up the person you have shared them with. Don't waste your precious days feeling down! As my Mom use to say, "cheer up, it could be worse".



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