A lot of us read inspirational quotes to keep ourselves motivated, feel better or to move on from a hardship. But have you ever thought of learning or improving language learning by studying quotes in that language?

Here are the top 10 inspirational Korean quotes we thought you would love, together with their translation. Happy Learning!

1. 멈추지 말고 계속 해나가기만 한다면 늦어도 상관없다.

(meom-chu-ji mal-go gye-sok hae-na-ga-gi-man han-da-myun neu-jeo-do sang-gwan-eob-da)
Meaning: It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

2. 모두가 잠든 밤에 피는 꽃도 있다.

(mo-du-ga jam-deun bam-ae pi-neun ggot-do it-da)
Meaning: Some flowers bloom at night when everyone is asleep.

(It means those people who are successful work hard through the night while others are sleeping)

3. 당신의 미래는 지금 당신이 무엇을 하고 있는가에 달려 있다.

(dang-sin-ui mi-rae-neun ji-geum dang-sin-yi mu-eos-eul ha-go it-neun-ga-ae dal-ryeo-it-da)
Meaning: Your future depends on what you do in the present.

4. 꿈을 꾸고 믿을 수 있다면 이룰 수도 있다.

(ggum-eul ggu-go mid-eul su it-da-myun yi-rul su-do it-da)
Meaning: Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

5. 행복은 이미 완성된 것이 아니라, 당신의 행동으로부터 오는 것이다.

(haeng-bok-eun yi-mi wan-sung-dwaen geos-yi ah-ni-ra, dang-sin-ui haeng-dong-eu-ro-bu-teo oh-neun geos-yi-da)
Meaning: Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

6. 행운의 여신은 용기 있는 자를 좋아한다.

(haeng-woon-ui yeo-shin-eun yong-gi it-neun ja-reul joh-ah-han-da)
Meaning: The goddess of fortune favours the brave.

7. 세상에서 보고싶은 변화가 있다면 당신 스스로 그 변화가 되어라.

(sae-sang-ae-seo bo-go-sip-eun byun-hwa-ga it-da-myun dang-sin seu-seu-ro geu byun-hwa-ga dwe-eo-ra)
Meaning: Be the change you want to see in the world.

8. 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다.

(won-soong-yi-do na-mu-ae-seo ddeol-eo-jil ddae-ga it-da)
Meaning: Even a monkey sometimes falls from the tree.

9. 어디든 가치가 있는 곳으로 가려면 지름길은 없다.

(eo-di-deun ga-chi-ga it-neun gos-eu-ro gk-ryeo-myun ji-reum-gil-eun eob-da)
Meaning: There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

10. 하늘이 무너져도 솟아날 구멍이 있다.

(ha-neul-yi mu-neo-jyeo-do sos-ah-nal gu-mung-yi it-da)
Meaning: Every cloud has a silver lining.