Letting go can feel like tearing away a piece of your heart, leaving an ache that words can’t fully capture. Moving on from someone or something that once felt like home is one of life’s most painful journeys, an act of courage wrapped in grief. It’s about facing the emptiness left behind, carrying memories that haunt in the quiet moments, and finding the strength to take steps forward when all you want is to turn back. Here are some deeply emotional quotes about moving on, to remind you that even in your heartbreak, you’re not alone, and that, with time, the pieces will begin to heal.
Inspiring Moving On Quotes
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
Alexander Graham Bell
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.
Robert Brault
Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.
Carl Bard
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
The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all.
Lalah Delia
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.
Lao Tzu
Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, it means moving on.
Toni Sorenson
I demolish my bridges behind me…then there is no choice but to move forward.
Fridtjof Nansen
The answer to every adversity lies in courageously moving forward with faith.
Edmond Mbiaka
Positive Moving On Quotes
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.
Steve Maraboli
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
Seneca
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Alan Watts
It’s amazing how one ending can lead to a beautiful new beginning.
Germany Kent
If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward.
John Wooden
Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future.
Wayne L. Misner
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Girls, you've gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.
Tori Amos
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Martin Luther King Jr.
You are allowed to let go of all those that do not set you free anymore.
Dhiman
Short Moving On Quotes
Get past your past, be a presence in your present, and let no one refute your future.
Johnnie Dent Jr.
Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein
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
Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s all funny.
Joan Rivers
I always get to where I am going by walking away from where I have been.
Winnie the Pooh
That’s all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going.
Robyn Schneider
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward together towards an answer.
Denis Waitley
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Convince yourself every day that you are worthy of a good life. Let go of stress, breathe. Stay positive, all is well.
Germany Kent
The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.
Alyson Noel
