25 Carpe Diem Wanderlust Quotes

I’ve kept a journal of quotes for as long as I can remember and I find them to be a source of inspiration and a great reminder on making the most of every day. I’ve got my favorites on family, nature, friendship and below I’ve compiled 25 of my top quotes about travel, wanderlust and essentially making things happen in life. As Thoreau said, “we must go confidentially in the direction of our dreams and live the live we’ve always imagined.” I hope these inspire you, too!

Traveling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. -unknown
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. -Michael Altshuler
What a wonderful thought it is that some of our best days haven’t happened yet. -Anne Frank
Travel light. Live light. Be the light. Spread the light. -unknown

The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. -John Muir
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes your richer. -unknown
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. -Isak Dinesen
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. -Dr Seuss

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. -unknown
Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell and not stuff to show. -unknown
To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to roam the roads of lands remote. To travel is to live. -Hans Christian Anderson

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. -unknown
Never lose your sense of wonder. -unknown
Life your life by a compass, not a clock. -Stephen Covey
Collect moments, not things. -unknown

I love places that make you realize how tiny you and your problems are. -unknown
We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone. -unknown
There are seven days in a week and someday isn’t one of them. -unknown
Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul. -unknown

Twenty years from now you’d give everything to be this age again, exactly this healthy and have this time again. Go do some main character shit before it’s too late. -unknown
Adventures over things, stories over stuff. -unknown
Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest-well that is a choice. -Andy Andrews

Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.-unknown
All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given us. -J.R.R Tolkien

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