Uplifting
Inspirational Quotes
for
Senior Citizens

Sometimes We All Need
A Little Inspiration
Right?

It's time to get a little spiritual boost!

Inspirational quotes for senior citizens. Just for us senior citizens. And, for our very elderly seniors too! Uplifting quotes to brighten up our day and our mood.

Everyone needs a little inspiration from time to time. Even the biggest movie stars and greatest athletes have their darker days and moments. When they think they just can't get going any more. Or, just blah days. When everything is grey. We all have these once in a while. Right? Very young, middle, and very elderly alike. We're all still people.

That's what this page of uplifting inspirational quotes for senior citizens and elderly people is all about. We were not looking for earth shattering cause of the Universe quotes that will radically change our lives and the direction of society forever. Who really cares about some profound truth that does absolutely nothing to lift our spirit? Not me.

Here we just want to share some inspirational quotes for senior citizens that bring us some joy and comfort. Uplifting quotes from people we all know and admire. And, some famous quotes that come from who knows where.

So, when you may need a little pick up, we hope you will find this page of inspirational quotes for senior citizens and even very elderly seniors just what you are looking for.

Our Favorite 65
Inspirational Quotes for Senior Citizens

These inspirational quotes for senior citizens are our favorite 65 from the hundreds of quotes emailed in when we asked seniors for them.

Some of them have the author attached. Others have become more or less modern proverbs. All are filled with happiness!

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream."  ~ C.S. Lewis

"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever."  ~ Walt Disney

"Those who bring Sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."

"Live your life and forget your age."

"Get your hopes up. Raise your expectations. Your best days are still in front of you."  ~ Joel Osteen

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."  ~ Audrey Hepburn

"Age is simply the number of years the world has been enjoying you."


"Age is just a number. But, the high numbers are a very special gift!"

"Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters."  ~ Margaret Peters

"Kindness is a language
the deaf can hear,
and,
the blind can see."  ~ Mark Twain

"Count your age by friends, not years."  ~ John Lennon

"There IS a fountain of youth:

It is your mind,
it is your talents,
the creativity you bring to your life, and,
the loves of people you love.
When you learn to tap this source,
you will truly have defeated age."

~ Sophia Loren

"Elegance is the only beauty that never fades."
~ Audrey Hepburn

"Be kind to everyone.
Including yourself."

"Do small things with great love."  ~ Mother Teresa

"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature.
But, beautiful old people are works of art."  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional."


"The heart has no wrinkles."

"I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is as natural as a baby’s softness and scent. Aging is human evolution in it’s purest form."  ~ Jaime Lee Curtis

"Do your little bit of good where you are. It’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."  ~ Desmond Tutu

"Enjoy the little things in life.
Because, one day you will look back and realize they were the big things."
~ Kurt Vonnegut

"Want a better day? Do something today that will make you feel like a child again."


"You’re never too old to create a happy ending."

"The body heals with play.
The mind heals with laughter.
The spirit heals with Joy."   ~ Proverb

"You’re braver than you believe.
Stronger than you seem.
Smarter than you think."  ~ Christopher Robin

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."
~ Omar Khayyam

"Take pride in how far you have come.
Have faith in how far you can go."  ~ Melanie Koulouris

"Because when you stop and look around, life is still pretty amazing!"

"Everything will be OK in the end.
If it’s not OK, it’s not the end."  ~ John Lennon

"She believed she could, so she did."  ~ C.S. Lewis

"Broken crayons still color."

"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."
~ Coco Chanel

"May you find peace in all things you touch. May your energy only attract people you’ll come to love. And, may your heart be full with that."


"A beautiful heart can bring things into your life that all the money in the world couldn’t obtain."  ~ Dau Voire

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."

"Be Silly
Be Honest
Be Kind"
~ Ralph Waldo Emmerson

"Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful."


"You are so very valuable. Still."

"Don’t be afraid that you are too old. Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try."

"Never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun."
~ Katherine Hepburn

"Do what makes you happy.
Be with those who make you smile.
And, laugh as much as you breathe."


"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck."

"The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes."  ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

"To keep the heart unwrinkled. to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent, that is to triumph over old age."  ~ Thomas B. Aldrich

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune."

"Grow old with me. The best is yet to come."  ~ Robert Browning

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."  ~ John Burroughs

"I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to."  ~ Albert Einstein

"You can live to be a hundred, if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred."  ~ Woody Allen

"Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been."  ~ David Bowie

"Old age is fifteen years older that I am."  ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

"The idea is to die young, as late as possible."  ~ Ashley Montagu

"Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure."


"Your path is beautiful and crooked and just as it should be."

"Live your life and forget your age."  ~ Norman Vincent Peale

(Do you remember the book, "The Power of Positive Thinking"? That was by Norman Vincent Peale. You can listen to the entire audio book here for free.)

Here are Some
Inspirational Quotes for Senior Citizens
sent in from our readers

"You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older."  ~Anouk Aimee

"Those who love deeply never grow old."  ~ Arthur Wing Pinero

"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."  ~ Franz Kafka

"We don’t grow old, we grow riper."  ~ Pablo Picasso

"Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. It’s where all the fruit is."
~ Shirley MacLaine

"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."
~ C.S. Lewis

"Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better."  ~ Ingrid Bergman

"The great thing about getting older is that you get the chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you."  ~ Mike Love

"Wrinkles merely indicate where smiles have been."  ~ Mark Twain

Did We Miss Any
Real Good Ones?

We're never too old to be inspired and filled with Joy. No matter how elderly we may be lucky enough to become. A little inspiration always brightens the day. And, often we get that inspiration from the most elderly among us.

We hope you have enjoyed our page of inspirational quotes for senior citizens. And, we hope they put a smile on your face and some refreshment in your heart.

We know there are many other wonderful inspirational quotes for senior citizens and elderly seniors that we have missed. So, if you have one for us, please contact us and we'll share it here. We'd love to add it to this page.

Have a Wonderful Magical Day!  ~ William and the crew