Relaxing Quotes

"The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest."
Seneca

"The music helped me focus, there were no words, but the instruments and the melody were uplifting, yet relaxing."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Yanni at the Acropolis

"Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow."
Douglas Pagels

"Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement."
Johann Georg von Zimmermann

"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen."
Leonardo Da Vinci

"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being."
Donald Curtis

"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."
William S. Burroughs

"Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important."
Natalie Goldberg

"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save."
Will Rogers

"Tea bag -
to remind you to relax daily and go over your list of blessings."
Author Unknown, from Daily Survival Kit

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun or relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it."
Herodotus

"There are an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job."
Peter Drucker

"Relax your fingers.
Relax your hand.
Relax your heart.
Relax into a slower space, where stakes are by definition lower."
Maureen Killoran, from Patience: A Better Way?

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."
Aesop

"Flowers . . . have a mysterious and subtle influence upon the feelings, not unlike some strains of music. They relax the tenseness of the mind. They dissolve its rigor."
Henry Ward Beecher

"Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body."
Norman Vincent Peale

"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level."
Bertrand Russell

"I'm not saying that leisure is a no-no. In fact, everyone should take time out once in a while to recharge and revitalize their energy. The key is to have a balanced life. Set aside a fraction of your time to carry out your dreams and ambitions."
Michael Lee, from Use Your Time Wisely!

"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
Doug Larson

"This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men."
Captain J. A. Hadfield

"Avoid the pressure, just calm down, wear a smile instead of a frown,
let life go on in a relaxed way; for tomorrow is another day."
Dalgit, from Avoid The Pressure

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."
Etty Hillesum

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."
Charlie Chaplin

"Try to relax and enjoy the crisis."
Ashleigh Brilliant

"Kids are happier, more relaxed, more creative and less stressed when scheduled activities are limited."
Jacquie McTaggart

"It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal."
Stirling Moss

"Put duties aside at least an hour before bed and perform soothing, quiet activities that will help you relax."
Dianne Hales

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes."
Thomas Aquinas