Relax Quotes

• Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

  William S. Burroughs

  Inspirational, Crazy, Caring

  William S. Burroughs (2007). “Naked Lunch: The Restored Text”, p.180, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

  Sydney J. Harris

  Funny, Witty, Time

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• Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.

  John Lennon

  Dmt, Mind, Psychedelic

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• Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

  Maya Angelou

  Taking A Break, Problem, Calmness

  Maya Angelou (2011). “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now”, p.64, Bantam

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

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Fitness, Patience, House

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• Relax, you're on a journey of discovery. Let life reveal itself to you.

  Melody Beattie

  Journey, Discovery

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• To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

  Alan Watts

  Inspirational, Trust, Faith

  "The Essence of Alan Watts". Book by Alan Watts, 1977.

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• Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.

  Rajneesh

  Demand, Zen Life, Asks

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• It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.

  Paulo Coelho

  Ideas, Decision, Relaxation

  Paulo Coelho (1992). “The diary of a magus”, Harpercollins

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• There is more to life than increasing its speed.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Life, Education

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• Relax into the present moment.

  Gary Zukav

  Moments, Present Moment

  FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from Mar 04, 2012

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• To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

  Jane Austen

  Nature, Flower, Perfect

  Jane Austen (1833). “Mansfield Park”, p.85

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• Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Health, Inspire, Relaxation

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• Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  "Time Enough for Love". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1973.

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• You can't make a life without making mistakes. Relax and learn something

  Rick Warren

  Mistake, Live And Learn, Making Mistakes

  FaceBook post by Pastor Rick Warren from Jul 13, 2013

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• There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

  Alan Cohen

  Taking A Break, Use, Virtue

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• The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.

  Lewis Carroll

  Inspirational, Wonderland, Done

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• Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop

  Ovid

  Inspirational, Success, Wisdom

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• Relax, ease back in your seats and let the music take you wherever it does.

  John Denver

  Doe, Ease, Seats

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

  Herodotus

  Fun, Men, Knowing

  "The Histories" by Herodotus, Book 2, Ch. 173, c. 440 BC.

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• Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.

  Etty Hillesum

  Appreciation, Prayer, Stress

  Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.305, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Love, Inspirational, Cute

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• Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

  Ashleigh Brilliant

  Work, Political, Relaxation

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• Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

  John Lubbock

  Inspirational, Success, Summer

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• No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.

  Joyce Brothers

  Inspirational, Relaxation, Matter

  "Succeeding Sane: Making Room for Joy in a Crazy World". Book by Bonnie St. John Deane (p. 122), 1998.

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