Inspirational books come in all shapes and sizes. They can draw us from life's mundane routines and allow us to reflect on life's mysteries, horrors and beauty. They are also often called inspiring or motivational books, and they aim to drive readers to improve their lot: their lives, relationships, or their career.

Inspirational books can be fiction or no-fiction. And there seems to be an inspirational book for practically every field, from creativity and mending a broken heart to business and marketing. They can give you deep insights while you read them, but of course what matter most is what you do with those insights in your everyday life.

Instead of a list of the best or the most popular inspirational books, find here quotes from several books that have inspired or motivated many readers. Try to match them with the book they were taken from!

Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.

Most people are nice when you finally see them.

The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.

Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

When you learn the habit of responding to life with more ease, problems that seemed ‘insurmountable’ will begin to seem more manageable.

Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Alternating periods of activity and rest is necessary to survive, let alone thrive. Capacity, interest, and mental endurance all wax and wane. Plan accordingly.

Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.

If you don’t like my story, write your own.

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