What inspires you to travel? Sometimes it’s simple quotes about a journey that will have you searching for your next adventure! Here are some of our favorite all-time and new journey quotes that we love. Remember when reading these quotes that life is a journey… It’s up to you to enjoy it!
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Journey Quotes
Some of these journey quotes really got us thinking! Sometimes it’s not about what you do, it’s what it takes to get there.
1. “Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip.” — Robert J. Hastings
2. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
3. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci
4. “There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk. — Guy Gavriel Kay”
5. “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home.” – Anna Quindlen
6. “It is better to travel well than to arrive.” — Arthur C. Custance
7. “I tramp a perpetual journey. ― Walt Whitman
8. “Life is about waking up. It is a journey of discovery and you’ve already bought the ticket and are sitting on the train.” – Michael Sheridan
9. “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust
Quotes About a Journey
Quotes about a journey can really inspire you to change something in your life. Whether that’s getting a new job or even quitting one to travel! I know we’ve done that a couple of times.
10. “The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.” – Alan Watts
11. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway
12. “The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
13. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber
14. “To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
15. “Life is a journey that have a lot different paths, but any path you choose use it as your destiny.” ― Ryan Leonard
New Journey Quotes
16. These new journey quotes really spoke to us about embarking to a new destination. That applies to traveling or just a new segment of your life.
17. “There ain’t no journey what don’t change you some.” ― David Mitchell
18. “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber
19. “When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – Rumi
20. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan
21. “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” – Joseph Campbell
22. “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey.” – Vera Nazarian
23. “The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.” – Ed Sheeran
24. “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” – Matsuo Basho
Quotes About the Journey
Some of these quotes about the journey are so deep it almost has us grabbing for the tissue box! It’s important to remember that everyone has their own adventures to get them where they are. No person journey will be the same as anothers.
25. “A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
26. “The journey is the reward.” – Tao of Pooh
27. “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” ― Johann wolfgang von Goethe
28. “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake
29. “We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
30. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” ― Heraclitus
31. “Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me.” ― Bob Marley
32. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac
33. “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.” – Chanda Kochhar
Life is a Journey Quotes
34. These life is a journey quotes couldn’t be more true! The most important thing in life is happiness. Try and enjoy your own personal journey as much as possible.
35. “Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” – Peter Hagerty
36. “See, life is a journey and every chapter is very interesting.” – Zeenat Aman
37. “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith
38. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” – Pope Francis
39. “One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity, and learning to truly not give a shit.” – J. A. Konrath
Anonymous Journey Quotes
The last of our quotes about the journey come from unknown authors, but that doesn’t make them any less inspiring!
40. “Life is journey, travel it well.” – Anonymous
41. “This is your journey, your body, your mind, and your spirit. Dig deep, own it, and start doing things for you and by you.” – Anonymous
42. “Life is a journey filled with unexpected miracles.” – Anonymous
43. “The journey is yours. Enjoy each and every step.” – Anonymous
44. “Life is a journey, not a race” – Anonymous
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What were some of your favorite quotes about a journey? How about some new journey quotes that we might not have read yet? Share in the comments below!
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