Quotes About Rest

Idling has always been my strong point.

There is this advantage about German beer: it does not make a man drunk as the word drunk is understood in England. There is nothing objectionable about him; he is simply tired. He does not want to talk; he wants to be let alone, to go to sleep; it does not matter where— anywhere.

Nel caso attuale, per tornare al foglietto illustrativo delle pillole contro il mal di fegato, ne presentavo tutti i sintomi, senza possibilità di errore, e il principale era "una generale avversione nei confronti di qualsiasi tipo di attività".

Idling has always been my strong point. I take no credit to myself in the matter-it is a gift.

George goes to sleep at a bank from ten to four each day, except Saturdays, when they wake him up and put him outside at two)

Harris said he thought it would be humpy.  He said he knew the sort of place I meant; where everybody went to bed at eight o'clock, and you couldn't get a Referee for love or money, and had to walk ten miles to get your baccy. "No," said Harris, "if you want rest and change, you can't beat a sea trip.

Rest and a complete change," said George.  "The overstrain upon our brains has produced a general depression throughout the system.  Change of scene, and absence of the necessity for thought, will restore the mental equilibrium.

Three invalids.—Sufferings of George and Harris.—A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies.—Useful prescriptions.—Cure for liver complaint in children.—We agree that we are overworked, and need rest.—A week on the rolling deep?—George suggests the River.—Montmorency lodges an objection.—Original motion carried by majority of three to one.

The hospital is: Rest. Cleanliness. And if it doesn't work out, they help you get to the next place. When you walk in the sign says "Hospital," but it could also be: Bed, Bath and Beyond.

each night I lie down in a graveyard of memories

She was asleep, that blond hair swirled like butter on the pillow beneath her

No more bells ringing in the middle of the afternoon demolishing the rest of the day. No more waiting for the situation to change.

A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.

Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.

A fallow field is a sin.

As footballers, we have time on our hands. Yes, we work very hard but we also have spare afternoons.

Workaholism is an addiction, and like all addictions, it blocks creative energy.

My schedule, it always looks like it's really steady, but believe it or not, I tend to work a bunch and then take a year off.

We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff room hammocks are designed to keep you in them on the weekend.

I think people do work too much. I've never been able to understand the whole 'make hay while the sun shines' thing. Either I want to work or I don't want to work.

Sometimes I work upstairs projecting the movies, and the rest of the time I'm just selling tickets or popcorn.

To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.

The work is constant. There's a time for rest, but I don't believe in getting comfortable just because everyone says you've arrived.

I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.