Short sayings can sometimes be more effective than any long essay you could think of.
A simple quote can sometimes help us get through a lot of tough times. It could be the source of inspiration we need daily, stuck to our desks or even the fridge magnet.
5 word quotes are the best! We love a good 5 word quote. It is the easiest way to turn a bad day good. Inspirational quotes for a difficult phase in life, or a love quote for your life partner, inspirational quotes are the best. These 5 word short powerful quotes here prove just that!
See our list of good 5 word quotes for inspiration in every life situation. If you like this list, check our lists of 6 word quotes and 2 word quotes. These word quotes are sure to light that spark in you.
5 Word Love Quotes
Love is delicate. It communicates a lot with a few words. Thus, comes in love quotes! Love quotes are cheesy. It’s almost impossible to ever finish them in five words. Yet, we have done that.
We have curated this list of famous short quotes on love and life, no longer than five words. These 5 word quotes are some of the best quotes about life.
Good things come in small packages. Thus, we decided to list down some of the funniest five word quotes we could find on the internet. Not only are these quotes fun to read, but they are quite cute as well! Take our word for it and share these 5 word quotes-
17. “Time doesn’t exist. Clocks exist.”
- Unknown*
18. “Bureaucrats cut red tape, lengthwise.”
- Unknown*
19. “Water’s like me. It’s lazy.”
- Bob Ross
20. “Life’s a sexually transmitted disease.”
- R.D Laing
21. “Love’s a serious mental illness.”
- Plato
22. “Weather forecast for tonight: dark.”
- George Carlin
23. “Insomnia is my greatest inspiration.”
- Jon Stewart
24. “Some sarcasm’s best told simply.”
- Kevin Hart
25. “Big Brother is watching you.”
- George Orwell
26. “Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.”
- Alfred Whitehead
27. “Wisdom begins at the end.”
- Daniel Webster
28. “Beauty’s the purgation of superfluities.”
- Michelangelo
5 Word Inspirational Quotes
We read tons of inspirational quotes online. And often, these inspirational quotes work. But they are so long we forget why we started reading them! We decided to build a list of inspiring short quotes.
These are incredibly powerful five word quotes. Read these 5 word quotes for a good day. Pick your favorite 5 word quotes now from every inspirational one below-
People tend to think an inspirational and motivational quote will be long. And most of these quotes are.
They’re less inspirational or motivational and more boring! And so, we bring you a list of short five word quotes that are inspiring, which will do the trick for you. Read on for good quotes and pick one 5 word inspirational quote every day-
75. "Never, never, never give up."
- Winston Churchill
76. "In chaos, there is fertility."
- Anais Nin
77. "Turn your wounds into wisdom."
- Oprah
78. "Recognition is the greatest motivator."
- Gerard C. Eakedale
79. "Another sunrise, another new beginning."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
80. "May you be happy always."
- Honore De Balzac
81. "Chance favors the prepared mind."
- Louis Pasteur
82. “What we think we become.”
- Buddha
83. “You become what you believe.”
- Oprah
84. “You are living your story.”
- Unknown*
85. “This will never come again.”
- Steve Hagen
86. “Beauty is only skin deep.”
- Sir Thomas Overbury
87. “Don’t cry over spilled milk.”
- James Howell
88. “All that glitters isn’t gold.”
- Shakespeare
89. “A watched pot never boils.”
- Benjamin Franklin
90. “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
- John Heywood
91. “Wisdom begins at the end.”
- Daniel Webster
92. “The truest sayings are paradoxical.”
- Lao Tzu
93. “Prevention is better than cure.”
- Desiderius Erasmus
94. “I think; therefore I am.”
- Rene Descartes
95. “Extreme people get extreme results.”
- Sam Altman
96. “A true man hates no-one.”
- Napoleon Bonaparte
97. “Beauty will save the world.”
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, ‘The Idiot’
98. “Freedom lies in being bold.”
- Robert Frost
99. “Only the autodidacts are free.”
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
100. “What worries you, masters you.”
- John Locke
101. “Don’t settle, and don’t struggle.”
- Naval Ravikant
102. “All limitations are self imposed.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for 5 word quotes, then why not take a look at keep calm quotes, and you are amazing quotes?
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Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art
Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art
Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.
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