Quotes About Rest

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.

If you could once make up your mind never to undertake more work ... than you can carry on calmly, quietly, without hurry or flurry ... and if the instant you feel yourself growing nervous and ... out of breath, you would stop and take breath, you would find this simple common-sense rule doing for you what no prayers or tears could ever accomplish.

God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity, and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

I'm exhausted from not talking.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles.

One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.

Soft closer of our eyes! Low murmur of tender lullabies!

Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labour!

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.

To all, to each, a fair goodnight, And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

She slept the sleep of the just.

Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber! Holy angels guard they bed! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head.

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest. By all their country's wishes blest!

The only cure for seasickness is to sit on the shady side of an old church in the country.

All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth Finds the down pillow hard.

One of the most adventurous things left is to go to bed, for no one can lay a hand on our dreams.