Letting Go Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old letting go quotes, letting go sayings, and letting go proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

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
If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down Amit Ray
A bridge can still be built, while the bitter waters are flowing beneath. Anthony Liccione
You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles. C. JoyBell C.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. Dalai Lama
Holding on is believing that there’s only a past letting go is knowing that there’s a future. Daphne Rose Kingma
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. E. M. Forster
There’s a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over and to let go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its value. Ellen Goodman
Change can be good but its always tough to let go of the past. Emily Giffin
Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward. Erika Taylor
Forgiveness means letting go of the past. Gerald Jampolsky
Never love something so much that you can’t let go of it. Ginni Rometty
You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding. Guy Finley
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis
Pain will leave you when you let go. Jeremy Aldana
There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go. Jessica Hatchigan
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
Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to. Mandy Hale
What happens when you let go when your strength leaves you and you sink into darkness, when there’s nothing that you or anyone else can do, no matter how desperate you are, no matter how you try? Perhaps it’s then, when you have neither pride nor power, that you are saved, brought to an unimaginably great reward. Mark Halperin
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over. Nicole Sobon
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. Ralph Marston
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. Raymond Lindquist
Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits. Sarah Ban Breathnach
Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you. Shannon L. Alder
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto. Socrates
It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on. Steve Maraboli
The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. Steve Maraboli
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. Tao Te Ching
Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. Tony Schwartz