50+ English Quotes about Acceptance

  1. “Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” – William James
  2. “The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. “Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.” – Eckhart Tolle
  4. “Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” – George Orwell
  5. “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” – Nathaniel Branden
  6. “Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.” – Jessica Lange
  7. “To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
  8. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.” – Melody Beattie
  9. “Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it.” – Kathleen Casey Theisen
  10. “The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you.” – Ralph Marston
  11. “Acceptance of others, their looks, their behaviors, their beliefs, brings you an inner peace and tranquility—instead of anger and resentment.” – Anonymous
  12. “Acceptance is the universal currency of real friendship. It does not warp or shape or wrench a person to be anything other than what they are.” – Joan Chittister
  13. “The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.” – Brian Tracy
  14. “Acceptance is simply love in practice. When you love, you accept, when you lack love, you judge.” – Pema Chödrön
  15. “The only thing more exhausting than having a mental illness is pretending like you don’t.” – Unknown
  16. “Acceptance does not mean that life gets better; it just means that my way of living life on life’s terms improves.” – Sharon E. Rainey
  17. “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
  18. “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach
  19. “Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change.” – Steve Maraboli
  20. “Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.” – Steve Maraboli
  21. “Acceptance is observing reality without trying to change it.” – Tara Brach
  22. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierig
  23. “Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. We are not saying you can’t change the world, right wrongs or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don’t accept things as they are, you will miss opportunities.” – Deepak Chopra
  24. “Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worthy of the trip.” – Glenn Beck
  25. “Acceptance can turn simple existence into joy, and provide the serenity that comes from fulfilled potential.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen
  26. “Acceptance of what is, is happiness.” – Robert Holden
  27. “We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” – Carl Jung
  28. “The acceptance of certain realities doesn’t preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.” – Rem Koolhaas
  29. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor E. Frankl
  30. “The best way to dispel negative thoughts isn’t to pile up more negative thoughts on top of them but to accept and let them be.” – Haemin Sunim
  31. “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Gustav Jung
  32. “Acceptance and appreciation are the keys to attaining happiness.” – Buddha
  33. “Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.” – Jean Toomer
  34. “Acceptance is the road to all change.” – Bryant McGill
  35. “Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” – Alexis Carrel
  36. “Acceptance is the truest kinship with humanity.” – G.K. Chesterton
  37. “Acceptance is an important part of healing after a breakup. It allows you to move on and find happiness within yourself.” – Tristan Coopersmith
  38. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change when necessary.” – Albert Einstein
  39. “Sometimes acceptance is understanding that the road you were on wasn’t meant for you.” – Mandy Hale
  40. “The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find.” – Auliq Ice
  41. “The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.” – Roy L. Smith
  42. “Acceptance means that you can find the serenity within to let go of the past.” – Deborah Day
  43. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
  44. “Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” – William James
  45. “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.” – Confucius
  46. “Acceptance is not resignation.” – Michael J. Fox
  47. “There is no point in burying a hatchet if you’re going to put up a marker on the site.” – Sydney J. Harris
  48. “Acceptance is the heart’s best defense, love’s greatest asset, and the easiest way to keep believing in yourself and others.” – Sonia Ricotti
  49. “Acceptance of others, their looks, their behaviors, their beliefs, brings you an inner peace and tranquility—instead of anger and resentment.” – Anonymous
  50. “To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety.” – Paul Tillich