45 Wellness Wednesday Quotes to Get Motivated for Hump Day

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I’ve always been a sucker for words, so it’s no surprise I’m creating a wellness Wednesday Quotes post. Collecting inspirational quotes is my favorite pastime. Here we go for some middle of the week wellness quotes!

What is Wellness Wednesday?

Wellness Wednesday is a made up term designed to make you take a pause in the middle of the week to focus on your well-being and living a healthy lifestyle. It’s the perfect time to take a deep breath and choose the right thoughts for the rest of the week. Naturally, wellness Wednesday quotes were born from this idea.

  • “If you’re going to Dream, you’re going to have to put some wings on those dreams.” – Dolly Parton
  • “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”- Orson Welles
  • “Just because it’s dark doesn’t mean you’re underground.” – Seth Godin
  • “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
  • “Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” –  Anne Lamott
  • “Consider your life your personal currency-and invest it wisely.” – Debra Ollivier
  • “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi
  • “History has shown us that courage can be contagious and can take on a life of its own.” – Michelle Obama
  • “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
  • “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson 

My All-Time Favorite Wellness Wednesday Quotes

Inspirational Wednesday quotes have definitely contributed to a better life through a healthy mind. For me, good mental health and emotional wellness is the right path for cultivating a positive mindset. All rightie! Here are my favorite wellness Wednesday quotes!

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.” ― Emily Dickinson 

“The well of providence is deep. It’s the buckets we bring to it that are small. ― Mary Webb 

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”  ― Meister Eckhart

 “Be yourself so the right people will love you.” ― Unknown 

“Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver

10 Wellness Wednesday Inspirational Quotes

Even before Pinterest was a thing, people have been offering wellness Wednesday quotes. Here are some that are well before my time, but have stood the test of time.

  • “One can never change the past, only the hold it has on you.” Merle Shain
  • “To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”
    Emily Dickinson
  • “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Paulo Coelho
  • “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
  • “The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective.” – Deepak Chopra
  • “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” – John F. Kennedy
  • “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
    – M ahatma Gandhi
  • “Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” – Robert A. Heinlein
  • “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” Helen Keller
  • “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
  • “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
  • “The greatest glory a man can have is to conquer his own ignorance.” – Thomas Carlyle
  • “You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.” – Johnny Cash
  • “Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.” – George Carlin
  • “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” – William Shakespeare
  • “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

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Best Wednesday Morning Quote

“One life on this earth is all we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.”

Frederick Buechner

Happy Wellness Wednesday Quotes – Happy Hump Day!

“Happy Wednesday! Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” –  William Shakespeare  (This quote reminds me of this shirt 👇🏻.)

“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn


Wellness encompasses a healthy body, a sound mind, and a tranquil spirit. Enjoy the journey as you strive for wellness.”  – Laurette Gagnon Beaulieu


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