21+ Funny and Hilarious Messages to Cheer Someone Up

Funny quotes can not only help you get through difficult times, but they are also messages to cheer someone up and give them a good laugh, or raise spirits when down.

Happiness has a ton of benefits, and laughter helps lower stress hormones, which can boost your immune system.

It’s not that you shouldn’t be serious sometimes, but often it’s important to keep in mind that rough times pass and you will get through it.

Life has its ups and downs, and when you add laughter into the mix and choose happiness for yourself, your perspective on life alters dramatically.

Instead of being nervous or letting your anxiety get the best of you, these cheer up quotes can brighten your day (or the day of someone you care about) in minutes.

So if you’re feeling down or alone — especially in these challenging times — use these quotes to cheer you up when you need it most.

Best Cheer Up Quotes

Here are some funny messages to cheer someone up when feeling down.

1. “The best of healers is good cheer.” — Pindar

2. “There’s something in you that the world needs.”

3. “Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” — Mary Engelbreit

4. “Turn adversity into triumph.” — Cole Hatter

5. “No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn’t bring you what you want, it taught you what you don’t want.”

6. “If at first you don’t succeed, think how many people you’ve made happy.” — H. Duane Black

7. “Get up, dress up, show up, and never give up.” — Regina Brett

8. “It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” — Alfred Lord Tennyson

9. “Happiness is not our destination point, it is the way of traveling.”

10 “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” — Abraham Lincoln

11. “God will not give you a burden you can’t handle. So, if you find yourself in a mess that’s impossible to resolve, take the challenge as a compliment — God thinks you can do it!”

12. “Life is too short for us to dwell on sadness. Cheer up and live life to the fullest.” — Dexter Monterde

13. “Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It simply means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections of life.”

14. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth

15. “When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”

Quotes to Cheer Yourself Up

These are funny messages to cheer someone up when battling depression.

16. “If at first, you don’t succeed try, try, again.” — Thomas H. Palmer

17. “You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” — Charlie Chaplin

18. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky

19. “Every day may not be good. But there is something good in every day.”

20. “There are many things evil people can take from you. However, they can never steal your ability to laugh and laugh loud.” ― Shannon L. Alder

21. “When you learn to talk people up, you will never talk yourself down.” ― Richmond Akhigbe

22. “Look to the future, because that is where you’ll spend the rest of your life.” — George Burns

23. “Don’t worry, it’s bad for your health.” ― J.R. Rim

24. “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” — Marcus Aurelius

25. “There comes a day when you’re gonna look around and realize happiness is where you are.” — Chief Tui, ‘Moana’

26. “The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet.” — Jandy Nelson

Uplifting Quotes to Cheer Up a Friend

Here are some uplifting messages to cheer someone up and most especially, for your friends.

27. “Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.” — Benjamin Franklin

28. “You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — AA Milne

29. “There will always be hope as long as you believe, as long as you trust that tomorrow is there.”

30. “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” — Mark Twain

31. “Cheer up, my dear. After every storm comes the sun. Happiness is waiting for you ahead.”

32. “Chin up buttercup, everything’s gonna be ok.”

33. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss

34. “I’m an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.” — Harold Wilson

35. “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” — Frances Hodgson Burnett

36. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt

37. “The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.” — Walt Disney

38. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe

39. “Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.” — Helen Keller

40. “Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” — Helen Keller

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Funny Quotes to Cheer Someone Up

Here are still a few more humorous messages to cheer someone up when the person is facing untold challenges.

41. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore

42. “Don’t be afraid of new beginnings. Don’t shy away from new people, new energy, new surroundings. Embrace new chances at happiness.” — Billy Chapata

43. “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” — Christopher Reeve

44. “Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.”

45. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” — Christine Caine

46. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” — Michele Ruiz

47. “Life is not a waste as long as there is at least one person in the world who cares for you. So when things go wrong and you feel like giving up — remember you’ve got me.”

48. “Do not grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” — Rumi

21+ Funny and Hilarious Messages to Cheer Someone Up

49. “Go as far as you can see and you will see further.” — Zig Ziglar

50. “Don’t give up when dark times come. The more storms you face in life, the stronger you’ll be. Hold on. Your greater is coming.” ― Germany Kent

51. “Five Ups of life: Buckle up, Start up, Keep it up, Don’t give up, Cheer up.” ― Vikrmn

52. “Every day is a new day, a fresh morning for a new start. Start it with a cheerful smile on your face and hopes in your heart.”

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Is someone close to you having a terrible day, but you can’t figure out what to say to him/her? Coming up with something that will actually make someone smile or laugh out loud can be difficult.

You can check out the above hilarious ways to cheer someone up over text and make them feel better.

21+ Funny and Hilarious Messages to Cheer Someone Up