25 Mental Health/Motivational/Self-Love Quotes To Hold On to in 2025

Taken together, these 25 quotes should inspire holistic self-improvement for the year ahead

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Social media is full of quotes. Some complain too full. And I understand that. After the 435th post with a ripped gymgoer or a suited entrepreneur telling you there is no substitute for hard work, you start getting irritated.

But, however overused, I still on a fundamental level believe in quotes. No, reading a quote can never be a substitute for doing the actual work, but an effective quote can be something to hold on to during a difficult hour, when one is in need of an added source of inspiration and strength.

Besides, I am an intrinsically motivated person, because I do what I love, and I know what I want. Most of the time, it is not motivation I seek from quotes. ‘Most of the time’, because I have for 11 years suffered from clinical depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic disorder, and:

• As an informative 2022 research paper in the peer-reviewed journal Translational Psychiatry states — and examines in detail — apathy is a common symptom of clinical depression.
• Another principal symptom of clinical depression is anhedonia, where we lose all interest in…