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World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on Sept. 10, every year. In this photo, Shoes representing victims of suicide are seen in Rotorua, New Zealand, Aug. 31, 2017. The 606 pairs of shoes represent each person lost in 2016 and 2017 to suicide in New Zealand, with the aim of raising awareness about suicide prevention. Getty Images

Sunday marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2017 and it is considered to be a day to raise awareness about suicide prevention and an attempt to change lives of thousands of people before it is too late to do something.

This day was first commemorated in 2003 by the International Association of Suicide, this is the 15th year of World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s theme is, "Take a minute, change a life."

People will celebrate this day with several activities around the world to raise awareness about suicide, including the event International Association of Suicide Prevention’s cycle around the world. Participants cycle to support this day, if you want to contribute, you can register yourself here.

According to WHO, almost 800,000 people across the world die by suicide every year and at least 65,000 people attempt suicide each year and a hundred others think about death by suicide. World Suicide Prevention Day aims to raise awareness and engage in conversation so that people can be saved.

Here are some inspiring quotes and sayings to uplift your spirits on World Suicide Prevention Day, collected from Mental Health Daily, wise old sayings and Medical Daily.

"All things are difficult before they are easy." - Thomas Fuller

"If you’re going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person." - Fred Rogers

"There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind." - C. S. Lewis

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." - Christian D. Larson

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

"But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill himself." - Albert Camus

"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda

"Anyone desperate enough for suicide should be desperate enough to go to creative extremes to solve problems: elope at midnight, stow away on the boat to New Zealand and start over, do what they always wanted to do but were afraid to try." – Richard Bach

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." – Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don't deny it, don't be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever." - Harold Kushner

"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us." - Voltaire

"Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

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