100 Best Path Quotes To Lead The Way

Divya Raghav
Dec 12, 2023 By Divya Raghav
Originally Published on Mar 14, 2021
Edited by Isobel Murphy
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A path is a course of action or a track to follow to achieve a specified goal or result.

The core of joy and happiness in life is all about living your life with a purpose. To live our lives with meaning, we must follow the path that is right for us.

To live your life’s purpose, discover and leverage your gifts, skills, and abilities and select a path where you have the liberty to use these gifts as creatively as possible to have a positive impact in the world.

Here, you can find 100 best path quotes that we have collected for you. If you want to know if you are on the right path, you should definitely check out these best path quotes. If you like these quotes, you could also read these bridge quotes and keep going quotes too.

Finding Your Path Quotes

Here are some find you right path quotes about choosing a path that works for you. If you are wondering which path to choose, these inspirational sayings might help.

1. "There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk."

- Gavriel Kay.

2. "No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path."

- Gautama Buddha.

3. "End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take."

- J.R.R. Tolkien.

4. "You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes, and at what price you will sell yourself."

- Epictetus.

5. "So at the end of this day, we give thanks. For being betrothed to the unknown."

- John O'Donohue.

6. "We're not lost. We're just headed somewhere different."

- Emily X.R. Pan.

7. "Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament. His true guru will meet him along that path."

- Sivananda.

8. "A person chose their path. Or they made a new one."

- Victoria Schwab.

9. "Water is the most perfect traveler because when it travels it becomes the path itself!"

- Mehmet Murat İldan.

10. "But remember, nothing comes without a price. Our paths are not mapped; they're made."

-  Priya Ardis.

Spiritual Path Quotes

Here are some God's path quotes for choosing your path. These are truly inspirational sayings.

11. "Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost."

- Erol Ozan.

12. "Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley."

- Theodore Roethke.

13. "When the path reveals itself, follow it."

- Cheryl Strayed.

14. "If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's."

- Joseph Campbell.

15. "Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it."

- M.H. McKee.

16. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

17. "The path to success is to take massive, determined action."

- Tony Robbins.

18. "Today’s ‘best practices’ lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried."

- Peter Thiel.

19. "Curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

- Walt Disney.

20. "Don’t compare your path with anybody else’s. Your path is unique to you."

- Ram Dass.

Path To Success Quotes

Here are some different path quotes which lead you to success. These quotes are perfect for when you are on the right path.

21. "The path of your life can change in an instant."

- Ann Brashares.

22. "A path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape."

- Rebecca Solnit.

23. "We cannot keep a torch to light another's path without brightening our own."

- Ben Sweetland.

24. "Follow your path, and let the people talk."

- Dante Alighieri.

25. "Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even."

- Horace.

26. "All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, choose a path with heart and love. "

- Carlos Castaneda.

27. "If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."

-Barack Obama.

28. "Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."

- Henry David Thoreau.

29. "Choosing a path means having to miss out on others."

- Paulo Coelho.

30. "The path to youth takes a lifetime."

- Pablo Picasso.

"I Walk My Own Path" Quotes

Here are some "I walk my own path" quotes for our readers.

31. "Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations."

- Oliver Goldsmith.

32. "Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."

- Robert Frost.

33. "Look for chances to take the less-traveled roads. There are no wrong turns."

- Susan Magsamen.

34. "Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason."

- Jerry Seinfeld.

35. "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West.

36. "Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life."

- Jack Kerouac.

37. "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."

- Andre Gide.

38. "I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world."

- Mary Anne Radmacher.

39. "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

- TS Eliot.

40. "If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

- Jim Rohn.

Career Path Quotes

Here are some inspiring career path quotes to inspire you to follow and achieve your career.

41. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."

- Confucius.

42. "Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it."

- Katherine Whitehorn.

43. "The best way to predict the future is to create it."

- Abraham Lincoln.

44. "I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything."

- Jon Stewart.

45. "If you can dream it, you can do it."

- Walt Disney.

46. "A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory."

- Arthur Golden.

47. "It's not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts."

- Brian White.

48. "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

- General George Patton.

49. "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."

- Confucius.

50. "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure."

- Mark Twain.

Find Your Purpose Quotes

These are some stay-on-track quotes that will help you to find love and success in life.

51. "The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder."

- Thomas Carlyle.

52. "He who has a why to live can bear almost anyhow."

- Nietzsche.

53. "Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."

- Paulo Coelho.

54. "The two most important days in life are the day you born and the day you discover the reason why."

- Mark Twain.

55. "Great minds have purposes, others have wishes."

- Washington Irving.

56. "The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

- Robert Byrne.

57. "When you stay on purpose and refuse to be discouraged by fear, you align with the infinite self, in which all possibilities exist."

- Wayne Dyer.

58. "Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement."

- W. Clement Stone.

59. "Here is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

- Maya Angelou.

60. "More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent."

- Billy Sunday.

Quotes About Your Life Journey

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61. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

- Lao Tzu.

62. "The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

- Tony Robbins.

63. "Make voyages. Attempt them. There’s nothing else."

- Tennessee Williams.

64. "Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

- Matsuo Basho.

65. "To live the greatest number of good years is wisdom."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

66. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do."

- Mark Twain.

67. "Travel far enough, you meet yourself."

- David Mitchell.

68. "The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile."

- Ed Sheeran.

69. "You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are."

- Joss Whedon.

70. "Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn."

- Jack Kerouac.

Off The Beaten Path Quotes

Here are some off-the-beaten path quotes to enjoy!

71. "Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life, that we turn down a wonderful opportunity simply because we don’t know what to do with it."

- Paulo Coelho.

72. "To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live."

- Hans Christian Andersen.

73. "Life is out there waiting, so go and get it!"

- Mary Poppins, 'Mary Poppins'.

74. "It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner we were born in and never get to see any of it. I don’t want to be most of us."

- Oberyn Martell.

75. "The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences."

- Chris McCandless.

76. "Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored."

- Abraham Lincoln.

77. "If a man can make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

78. "I'm always looking for what there is to see that's weird and wonderful and off the beaten path."

- Joanna Going.

79. "Get off the beaten path... If you want to find those mom-and-pop joints, those funky little places, just ask around."

- Guy Fieri.

80. "When you do anything completely different from a beaten path, many tend to pounce on you."

- Ram Gopal Varma.

Wrong Path Quotes

Here are some path quotes about taking the wrong path that we have collected for you.

81. "To find the right path, we first need to remember why we are on the wrong path. The reason can be put in one word: sin."

- Billy Graham.

82. "The whole world may call you to follow the wrong path! In such a case, tell the whole world to buzz off!"

- Mehmet Murat İldan.

83. "Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable."

- Shannon L. Alder.

84. "If you are well ahead of your own society, your path will seem a wrong path to your own people!"

- Mehmet Murat İldan.

85. "History proved many times that path of millions was often the wrong path!"

- Mehmet Murat İldan.

86. "It's better to be slow and careful in the right direction than to be fast and careless on the wrong path."

- Israelmore Ayivor.

87. "Be sure that you are on the right path before you begin to take your steps!"

- Israelmore Ayivor.

88. "Chances are, if you are following the crowd, you're following the wrong path."

- Bob Proctor.

89. "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

- William Shakespeare.

90. "Every time you fall down or take the wrong path, it isn't wasted. You will surely develop and grow over time."

- Natsuki Takaya.

Path Quotes From The Bible

Here are some quotes about which path to take from the Bible.

91. "In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight."

- Proverbs 3:6.

92. "Do not enter the path of the wicked. And do not proceed in the way of evil men."

- Proverbs 4:14.

93. "Whose paths are crooked, And who are devious in their ways."

- Proverbs 2:15.

94. "Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones."

- Proverbs 2:8.

95. "Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established."

- Proverbs 16:3.

Path Quotes From Buddha

Here are some path quotes on love and life by Buddha.

96. "Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded."

- Gautam Buddha.

97. "Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."

- Gautam Buddha.

98. "Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."

- Gautam Buddha.

99. "If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart."

- Gautam Buddha.

100. "As a mountain of rock is unshaken by the wind, so also, the wise are unperturbed by blame or by praise."

- Gautam Buddha.

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Written by Divya Raghav

Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Accounting and Finance, Master of Business Administration

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Divya RaghavBachelor of Commerce specializing in Accounting and Finance, Master of Business Administration

With a diverse range of experience in finance, administration, and operations, Divya is a diligent worker known for her attention to detail. Born and raised in Bangalore, she completed her Bachelor's in Commerce from Christ University and is now pursuing an MBA at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore. Along with her professional pursuits, Divya has a passion for baking, dancing, and writing content. She is also an avid animal lover who dedicates her time to volunteering for animal welfare causes.

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