62 Monday Quotes & Sayings to Beat the Monday Blues (2025)

It's Monday again! You probably read that line with excitement or weariness. Either way, our curated selection of Monday quotes, composed of motivational and humorous messages, is here to help you start your week with the right mindset.

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Best Quotes About Monday

Starting with the Mesopotamians and finally adopted by the Romans, the seven-day week we know today has Monday as the official first day based on ISO 8601. During the Industrialization Age, people, mostly Europeans, measured their days based on the five working days and marked Sunday as the end of the week.

Whether it's your first or second day, Monday represents another week of work worldwide. To recognize all it has to offer, let's kick off with our favorite Monday inspirational quotes below to capture the day's essence.

"Hey, I know it's Monday. But it's also a new day and a new week. And in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen."
- Michael Ely

"Monday Morning Blues? Why not change the color of your Monday to yellow and brighten up the coming week?"
- Kanika Saxena

"This should be the spirit every Monday. Know that something good will always happen"
- Gabriel García Márquez

"This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you."
- Unknown

Monday Motivational Quotes To Start The Week

The future depends on what you do today.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Having the blues is a known expression of feeling sad; we can't blame society for pairing it with Monday. Monday blues is already part of our culture, and we accept it. But it is all about our perspective—we can beat it! 

We can do the following: identify the problem, prepare as early as Friday, get enough sleep, dress up, and many more. You can start exploring ways to beat the blues, starting with this well-written article from Forbes summarizing the insights of founders, speakers, and coaches.

While getting back in gear for the week ahead might feel intimidating after a relaxing weekend, this section curates Monday motivation quotes to get up and ready for a great day—bashing the Monday blues!

"Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier, and healthier life."
- Germany Kent

"I must break the routines and become a person who becomes productive every Monday. I must break the mindset of unhappiness and turn myself into a happy magnet for Mondays."
- Leggy Saul

"Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!"
- David Dweck

"Monday, Monday, so good to me; Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be."
- The Mamas & the Papas

"So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership."
- Julio Alexi Genao

"Waking up to a new day is a gift, appreciate it and do remember that you are loved… Good morning and Happy Monday"
- Unknown

"I should think you could be gladder on Monday mornin’ than any other day in the week, because ‘twould be a whole week before you’d have another one!"
- Eleanor Porter

"Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don't rent them out to tomorrow."
- Jerry Spinelli

Encouraging Quotes To Greet People With For a Happy Monday

Famous psychologist Abraham Maslow said, "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." Do you need to encourage others on a Monday morning? In that case, you should have a distinct approach appropriate to the situation. 

According to a study, motivation has three factors. First, the expectancy of achieving a result should be high. Next, there should be a great value or reward for finishing the task. Finally, the cost or pain of doing it should be low¹. Customizing your message around these three variables will increase your chance of motivating others as Monday rolls around again.

So, we prepared these encouraging quotes for this Monday to kick-start the new week with a little more zing. Perhaps there is no reason to hate Monday after all.

"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."
- Dalai Lama

"Happy Monday! Start every week with a positive affirmation, and nothing will stop you from being the happiest man alive. We create our own happiness, we build our lives, so let’s begin with making Monday a perfect start."
- Unknown

"When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it is Monday or Friday.; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions."
- Edmond Mbiaka

"Monday is a fresh start it’s never too late to dig in and begin a new journey of success."
- Unknown

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life."
- Ken Poirot

Monday is such a wonderful day. You can start new leaving behind the past week disappointments.

~ Invajy

The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.

~ Charles Dickens

Funny Monday Quotes To Brighten Your Day

The scientific community has repeatedly proven that laughter improves our mental health and immune system. So we better be grateful for anybody who makes us laugh on a Monday! 

Here is our next section of funny Monday quotes to help you turn your frown upside down and forget the Sunday scares.

Related: You might also like our compilation of mental health quotes and our guide to the benefits of a positive attitude.

"I don’t know about you, but I like to fall in love on Mondays. This way if things go south right away you still have the weekend."
- Dov Davidoff

"What do sharks do on Monday mornings? They get up and start biting. That's me."
- Gemma Collins

Monday is for people with a mission. Those who favor vacations, not weekends.

~ Cristina Imre

Monday Captions To Post As You Start Your Work Week

Here are some Monday captions perfect for starting the day off the right way, whether posting on Facebook or Instagram or wherever you might feel you can help your network overcome the #mondayblues. 

It's Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you're facing—it's not permanent.

~ Unknown

The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

~ Walt Disney

Don't let a day of the week have so much power over your happiness. Happy Monday!

~ Andrea L'Artiste

The worst Monday is the one that gets wasted for nothing.

~ Unknown

Other Quotes About Monday Events

Various holidays are fixed on Monday. Through the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, the USA permanently moved three federal holidays to Monday—Labor Day, Memorial Day, and Columbus Day. Important figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington's birthdays are also on Monday. For a less formal event, we have Cyber Mondays, when online stores offer discounts, and Meatless Monday, a movement to reduce meat consumption.

Explore more about these occasions as you read the quotes below on Monday. 

A Few More For A Complete Start To The Week

Grab your coffee. It's Monday morning! here are a few more motivational quotes to inspire a good day this Monday so you can begin your week with a little pep.

This has been such a Monday! I wish I stayed in bed, and I wish that yesterday had never happened.

~ Lisa Mantchev

Action is the foundational key to all success.

~ Pablo Picasso

If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.

~ Olin Miller

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

~ Sara Blakely

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

~ Jim Rohn

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

~ Maya Angelou

Life is a fairytale starring you. You have the power to write your own story and be the hero of it, too.

~ Joelle Speranza

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

~ Shonda Rhimes

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

~ Martha Stewart

You do not find the happy life. You make it.

~ Camilla Eyring Kimball

So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.

~ Caterina Fake

It's a Monday morning; a new week, a new day and a new morning to start fresh and achieve your goals.

~Invajy

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

~ Anne Frank

We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do.

~ Selena Gomez

There are many opportunities in every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all.

~ Isabella Koldras

OK, it’s Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.

~ Kimberly Jiménez

Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.

~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg

More Days of the Week Inspiration:

For more from the days of the week, check out compilations of the best:

• Tuesday Quotes
• Wednesday Quotes
• Thursday Quotes
• Friday Quotes
• Saturday Quotes
• Sunday Quotes