You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.
—Guy Finley
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
—Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) Vietnamese Buddhist Religious Leader, Teacher, Author, Peace Activist
How deeply did you learn to let go?
—Buddhist Teaching
Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.
—Zen Proverb Japanese School of Mahayana Buddhism
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
—Gerald Jampolsky (b.1925) American Psychiatrist
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don’t let go of my thoughts?—I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
—Byron Katie (b.1942) American Speaker, Author
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
—Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) British Sexologist, Physician, Social Reformer
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
—Joseph Campbell (1904–87) American Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong. Sometimes it’s letting go.
—Sylvia Robinson (1935–2011)
American Singer, Musician, Record Producer
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
—Anonymous
Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.
—Kate Winslet (b.1975) English Actress
Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.
—Ask Ann Landers (1918–2002) American Advice Columnist
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily—we do not need to learn it.
—Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) Austrian Poet
Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties
—Gail Sheehy (1936–2020) American Writer, Journalist
Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?
—Leo Buscaglia (1924–98) American Motivational Speaker
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