A lot of effort invested. Long hours in the library, reading books and manuals. But in the end it all comes down to you being a graduate in your field. Congratulations!

Whether you have studied Psychology or any other subject, we have put together a collection of graduation phrases to help you start your future with maximum motivation. You can also use these famous quotes and reflections on graduation to congratulate a family member or friend who has managed to pass his or her university studies.

Phrases and reflections on graduation

Without further ado, let’s get to know these phrases . We hope they will inspire you and help you to face the future with maximum energy.

1. May we succeed in transmitting to our children this grace of being simply “all-terrain” men and women, citizens of the world (Jaime Borrás)

Graduating is an achievement, but it is even more difficult to pass on knowledge and ethics to future generations.

2. People talk about getting lucky in their careers. I am proof that the theory of luck is simply wrong. You get your own luck. The world is run by those who make themselves known, not by those who wait for them to be asked.

In this other article we explain how to bring luck into your life.

3. Death is probably the only good invention of life. It is life’s agent of change; it erases the old to make way for the new. And now the new is you. But someday, not long from now, you will have become the old and will be replaced. I’m sorry to be so dramatic, but it’s the truth. Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Apple’s founder, with a revealing truth.

4. What is your great idea? What are you going to use your moral and intellectual capital, your money, for beyond the walls of the University of Pennsylvania? The world is more malleable than you think and is waiting for you to give it form (Bono)

A phrase that the leader of the U2 band said in his graduation speech.

5. Although no one has been able to go back and make a new beginning, anyone can start over now and make a new ending (Jonathan García-Allen)

Every day gives us the opportunity to start over with new challenges. A very inspiring graduation phrase.

6. Use your talents in life: the forest would be very silent if only the birds that sing best sang would sing (Henry Van Dike)

Are you familiar with Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences? We all have talents, the point is to discover them and enhance them.

7. We have fought hard to study and graduate, but the irony of it all is that… today the real fight begins (Fernando Anfus)

Completing a university degree is only the first step . Now the good part starts.

8. What counts is not the number of hours we spend working, but the quality of the work we do in those hours (Sam Ewing)

Quality versus quantity. A reflection on effort, from the former baseball player.

9. He is not great who always triumphs, but he who never gets discouraged (José Luis Martín Descalzo)

Putting your mind to something, being insatiable, that’s the great secret to forging a great existence.

10. Formal education has its lights and shadows. Our effort, beyond the fact that today we are graduates, can serve to energize the lights and make the shadows disappear (Grant Smith)

A look into the future, trying to make the world a little more fair and balanced.

11. As of today, you are no longer a college student. Now that you are entering another stage of your life, I advise you to keep updating yourself constantly and not settle for just a graduate degree. You are a person who has a lot ahead of you and I know you will succeed in reaching very high (Anonymous)

Education should never cease to be your priority . This sentence can be used to congratulate someone who has just successfully completed his or her studies.

12. Knowledge is learned through study. Wisdom through observation (Arturo Torres)

Never forget that the truth is beyond the classroom.

13. We can make market forces work better for the poor if we develop a more creative capitalism, if we stretch the reach of those forces so that more people benefit from them, or at least earn a living, if we serve the people who suffer the worst injustices. You have more than we had, you must start earlier and continue longer (Bill Gates)

Microsoft’s founder explains his vision for the future.

14. To educate is to have faith in the person being educated. The most sincere compliment you can give your child is to show him or her that you trust him or her by giving him or her freedom (Augusto Herranz)

To celebrate freedom and autonomy in elections is to build a more dignified future.

15. If you believe in what you say, if you believe in what you do, you will be more effective, more passionate and more authentic in all that you do (Seth Goldman)

A famous date to leave the university behind and face the complicated world of work.

16. Education is an admirable thing, but it is good to remember from time to time that nothing worthwhile can be taught (Oscar Wilde)

The difference between knowledge and experience.

17. Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

The Austrian bodybuilder and actor reminds us that any success is based on many hours of effort.

18. When you start your journey, the first thing you do is throw away the map you bought in the store and start drawing your own (Michael Dell)

There is no point in trying to walk the path that other people are leading us down.

19 Education is the Key to Unlocking the World, a Passport to Freedom (Oprah Winfrey)

We recommend you read this article where we explain the types of education.

20. A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business (Henry Ford)

When you think of a business idea, don’t just think about money .

21. If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm (Vince Lombardi)

When facing working life we must keep in mind that no one will bet on us if we do not prove our worth.

22. For a long time, the experts, the people who are supposed to be able to tell you what to do, will tell you that you are not capable of doing something even when you know that you are. And many times it will be your own friends… who will tell you that you can do it (Mark Zuckerberg)

The founder of Facebook calls for self-knowledge.

23. The things taught in colleges and universities are not education, but the means of education (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

A reflection on the state’s educational apparatus.

24. You will not get very far in life if you rely on what you already know. You are going to move forward in life through what you learn once you move on (Charlie Munger)

Getting out of the comfort zone is what will allow you to progress in the work and business environment.

25. No matter how far you can go. At some point you’re bound to stumble. If you are constantly pushing the law of averages upwards, not to mention the myth of Icarus, it predicts that you will fall at some point. And when you do, you must remember one thing: there is nothing like failure. Failure is simply life trying to move in another direction (Oprah Winfrey)

Another line from the American presenter.

26. Now is your time, you have knowledge, time to experiment and show the world what you are worth. Congratulations, graduate! (Anonymous)

You already have your degree. Now it’s your time.

27. You have put a lot of effort and dedication into achieving this goal, and that is something we must acknowledge. Many congratulations on this success in your life. I know that everything will go well for you (Anonymous)

Another greeting you can use to congratulate that family member or friend who has managed to get a university degree.

28. Never consider study as an obligation, but as an opportunity to penetrate the beautiful and wonderful world of knowledge (Albert Einstein)

Continuing to study and learn is a very good idea.

29. With my teachers I have learned much; with my colleagues, more; with my students, even more (Hindu proverb)

Emphasis on proactive knowledge is laying the foundation for a successful future.

30. There is someone so intelligent who learns from the experience of others (Voltaire)

Another famous quote that shows us the benefits of learning from others, both outside and inside the university.

31. This is a very volatile work environment. Learn every day to reinvent yourself, be creative, never let short-termism shut down your great ideas (Susan Bayle)

Looking ahead means not wasting time on little things.

32. When you finish your university studies you will notice a certain existential void. Until now your whole routine was planned, predictable. Now it’s time to face the uncertainty and get out of this predicament (Miranda Boozer)

You better start considering that.

33. To learn without reflection is to waste energy (Confucius)

In any circumstance of your life, don’t forget to think and rethink all the possibilities.

34. Those early mornings studying and reading were worth it. On this day you will see all your effort materialized in the professional title you will be given, many congratulations (Anonymous)

Another nice line to congratulate a recent graduate.

35. You have gone through a hard path but you have known how to win and get ahead and now you are a professional, you know that the road to success is never easy. Congratulations (Anonymous)

In the same sense as the previous one, a reflection that you can use to give your congratulations .

36. Now is when the real adventure of life begins. Go on!

The starting gun starts at graduation.

37. Adult life may seem intimidating, but it is not so intimidating in the company of loved ones

Fraternal bonds must never be broken.

38. Knowing how to manage danger as you gain autonomy

Freedom goes hand in hand with risk.

39. The life of the free person begins with the application of what is learned in the first important projects

Using the teachings we have received intelligently makes us more versatile and skilful in adapting to life.

40. When you leave the classroom, you begin to learn by heart

Apply what you learn in real time through meaningful challenges: that is the value of life after graduation.

41. Graduation is the first step towards establishing an autonomous life

Having the tools to move our lives forward is something that can be symbolized in the act of graduation, but it doesn’t depend on it alone.

42. Finishing our studies does not serve to make us stand out, but to help us know the place we want to occupy in the world

The elitist vision of university education is worthless.

43. We always learn, until the day we die

Our brains are made to learn forever.

44. Behind the university lies the real life

University can be seen as a preparation for adult life.

45. A professional career starts when you want it to, but for that you have to have the tools to make it successful

The academies and universities help us, but each one owns its own project.

46. Graduation does not mean the end of learning

We continue to form always.

47. You will continue to learn from your mistakes, and they will occur far beyond the classroom

Beyond the university the teaching does not stop.

48. A college degree says little, but the confidence that comes from having learned says everything

The value of the academy remains in our minds.

49. Taking advantage of what you have learned is the real challenge

It’s hard to learn, but distinguishing the moments when it’s useful is even harder.

50. Knowing how to manage knowledge is necessary for success

Memorizing lessons is useless if we don’t know how to see the application.

51. Success does not come alone, we have to walk to the places where it is possible to appear if we make an effort

We can’t control everything, but through effort we try our luck.

52. Much effort invested, well invested. The future is yours, but now begins the really difficult part

The long-distance run starts when you leave college.

53. A mind that has been stretched by new ideas can never recover its original form (Albert Einstein)

Great reflection by Albert Einstein.

54. Wherever you go, no matter how long, always carry your own light

An inspiring phrase to dedicate.

55. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door

Don’t expect success to come to you. Go look for it and sooner or later you’ll find it.

56. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet (Aristotle)

Famous thought of Aristotle.

57. Obstacles are those awful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals (Henry Ford)

The great Henry Ford left us this motivating thought.

58. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance

Of course, it is difficult to think of a better investment than training and culture.

59. It’s ironic that we spend our days wishing we could graduate and the rest of the days we feel nostalgic for the days of college

A reality that we have all experienced to a greater or lesser extent.

60. We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves

A race against our own beliefs and limitations.

61. Shoot the moon, even if you miss you will reach the stars

Keep in mind high goals and perspectives.

62. In response to those who say that we must stop dreaming and face reality, I tell them to keep dreaming and make those dreams come true

A sentence of self-assertion and defiance.

63. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Do not get caught up in dogma, which is to live according to the results of the thoughts of others. Do not let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and your intuition (Steve Jobs)

The genius of Apple expressed his best advice for young people in this way.

64. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them (Walt Disney)

On how to pursue great goals.

65. The greatest stimulus to make an effort in study and in life is the pleasure of the work itself, the pleasure of the results and the awareness of the value of the results for that community (Albert Einstein)

A guide to university and academic life.

66. I think it’s often easier to progress in mega ambitious dreams. I know it sounds completely crazy. But since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. There are very few people so crazy that I feel I know them all by name. They all travel like pack dogs and stick to each other like glue. The best people want to face great challenges (Larry Page)

Reflection of one of the inventors of Google.

67. Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude (Ralph Marston)

There is no point in having the technical skills if you don’t have the right vision and effort.

68. Success is not a result of spontaneous combustion. You must catch fire

It’s a matter of consistency and passion.

69. There is only one rule for the future: give your best, everything else will be mere circumstance (Jorge Belzunces)

Reflection of the Spanish psychologist.

70. You are ready to take the field and succeed. Don’t forget that up until now you have been training, but your time has come

Another inspirational phrase to dedicate to a recent graduate.