80 Moving on Quotes to Overcome the Past

Life comes with its fair share of challenges, and sometimes the past feels like an anchor, holding us back from reaching our full potential. Moving on can be difficult, but it’s essential for personal growth and happiness. Here are 80 moving on quotes to inspire you to let go of the past and embrace a brighter future.

1. "The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go." – Shannon L. Alder
2. "Change is never easy, but always possible." – Barack Obama
3. "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
4. "Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our past." – Dan Brown
5. "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." – Robert Frost
6. "The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday." – Steve Maraboli
7. "You can't possibly embrace that new relationship, new companion, new career, new friendship, or new life, when you’re hanging on to the baggage of the past." – Steve Maraboli
8. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." – Dr. Seuss
9. "The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go." – Steve Maraboli
10. "The harder you fight to hold on to specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting go of them." – John Seely Brown
11. "Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on." – Carrie Underwood
12. "Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future." – Daphne Rose Kingma
13. "Life moves on and so should we." – Spencer Johnson
14. "Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you." – Shannon L. Alder
15. "If you want to fly on the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go of the past that drags you down." – Amit Ray
16. "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." – Lyndon B. Johnson
17. "Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come." – Rabindranath Tagore
18. "Courage is the power to let go of the familiar." – Raymond Lindquist
19. "You are allowed to let go of all those that do not set you free anymore." – Dhiman
20. "We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." – Joseph Campbell
21. "Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go." – Roy T. Bennett
22. "The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss." – Rebecca Solnit
23. "You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway." – Steve Maraboli
24. "Even as I hold you, I am letting you go." – Alice Walker
25. "One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you cannot change." – Unknown
26. "No amount of guilt can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future." – Umar ibn Al-Khattab
27. "Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?" – Leo Buscaglia
28. "I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done." – Robert Downey Jr.
29. "Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over." – Nicole Sobon
30. "Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness." – Steve Maraboli
31. "Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." – Hermann Hesse
32. "It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on." – Steve Maraboli
33. "Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." – Oprah Winfrey
34. "You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself." – Mandy Hale
35. "Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to." – Mandy Hale
36. "Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things, it just means you have to accept what happened and continue living." – Erza Scarlet
37. "Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t ‘should’ have done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!" – Steve Maraboli
38. "A bridge can still be built while the bitter waters are flowing beneath." – Anthony Liccione
39. "Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. But most of the time, it’s both." – Kristin Kreuk
40. "Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us." – Melody Beattie
41. "Sometimes you have to make a decision that will break your heart but will give peace to your soul." – Trent Shelton
42. "Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down." – Roy T. Bennett
43. "The moment after being let go, when we can finally let it go, is the moment of freedom." – Marianne Williamson
44. "Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard." – Dave Mustaine
45. "Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over." – Guy Finley
46. "Letting go is the willingness to change your beliefs in order to bring more peace and joy into your life instead of holding onto beliefs that bring pain and suffering." – Hal Tipper
47. "We all need closure in certain things and moving on involves closure." – Jennifer Aniston
48. "The past always looks better than it was because it isn’t here." – Finley Peter Dunne
49. "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." – Lao Tzu
50. "Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what’s even scarier? Regret." – Zig Ziglar
51. "Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe." – C. JoyBell C.
52. "Sometimes letting go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." – Eckhart Tolle
53. "Healing means releasing yourself from the past... no matter the circumstances." – Trish Blackwell
54. "Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret, and depression. Do not repeat them in the future." – Swami Sivananda
55. "Letting go is brave. It shows a great determination to embrace life’s next chapter." – Karon Waddell
56. "Forgiveness means letting go of the past." – Gerald Jampolsky
57. "Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." – Buddha
58. "Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." – Wayne Dyer
59. "You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one." – Unknown
60. "I demolish my bridges behind me… then there is no choice but to move forward." – Fridtjof Nansen
61. "Free yourself from the complexities of your life. A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you." – Steve Maraboli
62. "You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy." – C. JoyBell C.
63. "Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not." – Valery Satterwhite
64. "You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you." – Jojo Moyes
65. "Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on." – Criss Jami
66. "Focus on what you can control, let go of what you can’t." – Unknown
67. "The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go." – Friedrich Nietzsche
68. "Your past does not equal your future." – Anthony Robbins
69. "Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make." – Roy T. Bennett
70. "Let go and allow yourself to be flooded with love. You can let go of the pattern now that you truly understand that you're no longer a victim." – Louise Hay
71. "Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on." – Les Brown
72. "Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness." – Thich Nhat Hanh
73. "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
74. "You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk." – Louise Smith
75. "It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it." – Lou Holtz
76. "Change has to come for life to struggle forward." – Helen Hollick
77. "You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding." – Guy Finley
78. "Sometimes you’ve gotta let go of the picture of what you thought it would be like and learn to find joy in the story you’re actually living." – Rachel Marie Martin
79. "Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity, and a willingness to embrace paradox rather than choose up sides." – Tony Schwartz
80. "Sometimes you can’t let go of what’s making you sad, because it was the only thing that made you happy." – Unknown

Embrace these words of wisdom, write them in your journal and start anew. Remember, each day is a fresh chance to let go of the past and create a future full of possibilities. Whether it’s a new job, a different relationship, or a refined perspective on life, moving on opens the doors to endless opportunities. Stay positive, stay inspired, and remember that the best is yet to come.