Alternative for "reminds me of"
I'm trying to find an abbreviated statement/word for "reminds me of" in my following sentence: - this reminds me of my life motto, which is "there but for the grace of God go I".
You can say reminiscent
reminding you of someone or something else
[Merriam-Webster]
In your case,
This is reminiscent of my life motto - "there but for the grace of God go I""
"That brings to mind..."
as in
The film brought to mind the first time I ever climbed a mountain.