30 Kata-Kata Bijak Bahasa Inggris sebagai Penyemangat Hidup

Membaca sastra asing dapat memperluas perspektif kehidupan sekaligus mempelajari tata bahasa. Latar belakang penulis yang bervariasi juga menghadirkan untaian kata-kata bijak yang menginspirasi.

Seiring berkembangnya zaman, karya sastrawan internasional semakin banyak diterjemahkan dalam Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa internasional. Sebagai inspirasi, simak kumpulan kata-kata bijak Bahasa Inggris berikut ini.

1. “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” ―Haruki Murakami.
2. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” ―Paulo Coelho.
3. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ―Martin Luther King Jr.
4. “It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” ―Warsan Shire.
5. “If you're reading this… Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.” ―Chad Sugg.
6. “Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.” ―Anais Nin.
7. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ―Maya Angelou.
8. “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” ―Sylvia Plath.
9. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ―Helen Keller.
10. “One day this will be over. And we will be grateful for life in ways we never felt possible before.” ―Matt Haig.
11. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ―Albert Einstein.
12. “Some of us never manage to get chaos under control, so our lives simply carry on, the world spinning through space at two million miles an hour while we bounce about on its surface like so many lost socks.” ―Fredrik Backman.
13. “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” ―Lao Tzu.
14. “If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” ―Milton Berle.
15. “That’s the key isn’t it? To know the darkness will always remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it… that’s the important part. To not let it consume. To focus upon the good, the things that fill you with wonder.” ―Sarah J. Maas.
16. “Ten spears go to battle and nine shatter. Did the war forge the one that remained? No, Amaran. All the war did was identify the spears that would not break.” ―Brandon Sanderson.
17. “You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just — exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever . . . lost.” ―J.K. Rowling
18. “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.” ―Marjorie Pay Hinckley
19. “We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.” ―Leo Tolstoy.
20. “I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” ―Agatha Christie.
21. “The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.” ―Roy T. Bennett.
22. “Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.” ―Cassandra Clare.
23. “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” ―Shannon Alder.
24. “I used to think the worst thing in life is to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” ―Robin Williams.
25. “If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.” ―Kahlil Gibran.
26. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” ―Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai.
27. “Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it.” ―Colleen Hoover.
28. “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” ―J.K. Rowling.
29. “Sometimes you simply needed someone kind to sit with you while you dealt with things.” ―Gail Honeyman.
30. “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ―Tom Bodett.

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