Emotions are the driving force behind our actions and thoughts, shaping our vulnerabilities, joys, relationships, and life experiences. We all experience a wide array of emotions, including happiness, sadness, anger, guilt, love, and fear, among others. It’s essential to understand and acknowledge our feelings to enjoy a well-balanced and fulfilling life.
Here are some of the most popular quotes about emotions that reflect their power, influence, and importance in our lives.
1. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
2. “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” – Oscar Wilde
3. “Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.” – Sabaa Tahir
4. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
5. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu
6. “Emotions are energy in motion.” – Emily Maroutian
7. “Feel the feeling but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it.” – Crystal Andrus
8. “The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it…” – Nicholas Sparks
9. “One thing you can’t hide – is when you’re crippled inside.” – John Lennon
10. “Sometimes one emotion ends up defining your life. It’s simply a matter of which one, and when.” – Brad Meltzer
11. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
12. “Emotion, it seems, is only the actually known motive of all our deeds.” – Thomas Carlyle
13. “Emotion is more powerful than reason. Emotion is the driving force behind thinking and reasoning. Emotional intelligence increases the mind’s ability to make positive, brilliant decisions.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
14. “Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.” – Epictetus
15. “We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.” – T.S. Eliot
16. “Never apologize for showing feelings. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli
17. “Feelings are something you have; not something you are.” – Shannon L. Alder
18. “The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow.” – Unknown
19. “A sentimentalist is simply one who wants to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” – Oscar Wilde
20. “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” – Sigmund Freud
These quotes remind us of the beauty and power of our emotions. Even in their chaos, there is a unique form of order that affects our behaviors and decisions. The key to dealing with emotions is not to suppress them but to understand and navigate them in a way that best serves our overall mental and emotional health. Recognizing and naming our feelings can empower us in unforeseen ways.