Quotes About Rest

ne of the most noticeable changes had been a slowing down of the mad tempo that had so characterized the twentieth century. Life was more leisurely than it had been for generations. It therefore had less zest for the few, but more tranquility for the many. Western man had relearned what the rest of the world had never forgotten; That there was nothing sinful in leisure as long as it did not degenerate into mere sloth.

Western man had relearned—what the rest of the world had never forgotten—that there was nothing sinful in leisure as long as it did not degenerate into mere sloth.

No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely. ~ Sherlock Holmes

A change of work is the best rest.

I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.

Los sueños proveen un necesario escape para todo el mundo.

I am home, I am home, she thought; now to climb.

Stay at home," says my mother, "and you won't wear out your boots!

I hope I didn't wake

Los sueños quedan así definidos como la actividad anímica del durmiente durante el estado de reposo.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Morn of toil nor night of waking.

The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry; For, well-a-day! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest.

I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.

Blessed be sleep! It visiteth all alike, descending as the dews of heaven on the bond and free.

My teacher Charlie Goodman once explained that sleep allows the emotions to rest and the spirit to get through.

We needed to get rid of the belief that we couldn't rest until our work was done. Work is never done.

We create the perfect conditions for our intuitive channels to open up when giving our body and soul some rest, nourishment, and space.

The way to get rid of these unhappy campers is to become responsible for your body by giving it rest, proper food, and downtime. In addition, a good Epsom-salt bath works wonders for clearing your energy field and cleanses you of what's not yours. Put two cups of Epsom salt in a hot bath and sit and soak the psychic pollution out of you.

If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

Silence is great. It's peaceful. It's something we all need, in this hectic modern life, silence.

You're here to relax. To take a moment for yourself. Not to send e-mails. E-mail's an obsession! An addiction! As evil as alcohol. Or caffeine.

By dread things I am compelled. I know that. I see the trap closing. I know what I am. But while life is in me I will not stop this violence. No. Oh my friends who is there to comfort me? Who understands? Leave me be, let me go, do not soothe me. This is a knot no one can untie. There will be no rest, there is no retrieval. No number exists for griefs like these.

The dead alone feel no pain.