Quotes About Relaxation

Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace.

Wine is the most civilized thing in the world.

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. There will be a wide margin for relaxation to his day. He is only earnest to secure the kernels of time, and does not exaggerate the value of the husk. Why should the hen set all day? She can lay but one egg, and besides she will not have picked up materials for a new one. Those who work much do not work hard.

Must be out-of-doors enough to get experience of wholesome reality, as a ballast to thought and sentiment. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present. Let a man have thought what he will of Nature in the house, she will still be novel outdoors. I keep out of doors for the sake of the mineral, vegetable, and animal in me.

As there is no wholesomer, so perhaps there are few stronger, sleeping potions than fatigue.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the ceremony known as afternoon tea

Era la hora dedicada a la ceremonia del té de la tarde y sabido es que, en derminadas circusntancias, hay en la vida muy pocas horas que puedan comparrse a ésa por el agrado y atractivo que ofrece a quines saben disfrutarla

You take things easily, and you have fewer prejudices even than I, who pretend to have none, but who in reality have three or four. Happy man, you are strong and you are free.

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

To be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a man can give himself.

A beautiful nap this afternoon that put velvet between my vertebrae.

Peace! It's wonderful!

It's beautiful to have a smoking jacket, a good cigar and a wife who plays the piano. So relaxing. So lenitive. Between the acts you go out for a smoke and a breath of fresh air.

To keep the mind empty is a feat, a very healthful feat too. To be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a man can give himself.

I didn't give a fuck whether I found anything or not. The thing is, never to be too anxious. Everything comes in due time.

At length I fell asleep, with the volume in my hand; and never slept so sound before

And what I like about it is it makes me happy and I think it makes a lot of people happy to go to the movies and to not think about the problems of the day or the problems of tomorrow or the yesterday and just go on for the ride and have the fun of losing oneself in a fantasy.

We had a day off here yesterday and I just sat in my room and played.

I only go to yoga to drink wine, so I'm good. I just throw the calories right back in.

Much has been written on the subject of self-care, and what truly counts as such; one woman's double gin and tonic is another woman's culturally appropriated yoga retreat.

I like tea and yoga, but I don't do yoga.

I try to do yoga once a week.

I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.