Quotes About Rest

Anyone can work, but allowing the work to take effect demands a good recovery plan.

Die Götter haben Menschen nicht gemacht, damit sie arbeiten, bis sie vor Müdigkeit umfallen, sondern damit sie sich des Lebens freuen und dass sie Zeit haben, Feste auszurichten und genügend zu rasten.

Our souls find their fulfillment and rest when we walk in obedience to our ultimate calling—to know Jesus and make Him known.

The place we should escape to is the feet of Jesus. He alone can stabilize our souls and recharge our spirits to run the next heat in the race.

God doesn't compete with the clamor and white noise of our busy lives. He beckons us to come before Him in silence. He wants our full, undivided attention. He wants us to cultivate space in our days to lay ourselves at His feet and breathe. He calls us to be still, or as another translation (NASB) says, "Cease striving.

Are you worn-out from engaging in the exhausting pursuit of happiness? You will continue to experience unrest in your soul until Jesus becomes your primary pursuit.

Even with tortured minds and broken spirits, even bound to the Surface, they ached for God's presence. It would be like being drawn back into the womb. It would be rest. It was the only real redemption there was.

The enemy came. He was beaten. I am tired. Goodnight. (Message sent after the battle of Dunen, 658)

Get at least 8 hours of beauty sleep. 9 if you're ugly.

I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!

My beauty routine stays the same; I try to be well hydrated and rested. Most importantly, I always try to make a little time for myself!

I think that the biggest beauty essential is as simple as a good, full night's sleep.

Sleep, sleep, beauty bright,Dreaming o'er the joys of night.Sleep, sleep: in thy sleepLittle sorrows sit and weep.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Seek home for rest, for home is best.

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

Bed is the best place for reading, thinking, or doing nothing.

Read a lot when you're on vacation, but nothing that has to do with your business.

Rest is a fine medicine. Let your stomachs rest, ye dyspeptics; let your brain rest, you wearied and worried people of business; let your limbs rest, ye children of toil!

Have you slept yet?' 'Sure. I took a power nap on the way over.' 'Didn't you drive there?' 'Yeah. Other drviers kept waking me up. Car horns should be illegal.' - Charley & Cookie

As swans swim on the lake and vultures roam in the charnel ground, you can let your mind rest in its natural state.

The first kind of laziness, comfort orientation, is based on our tendency to avoid inconvenience. We want to take a rest, to give ourselves a break.

She patted Edward's arm. 'You'd be uncomfortable being comfortable, wouldn't you?

As he rested in the great hollow shell of tranquility and light, listening to its silence, it dawned upon him that 'empty' was the wrong word for this place. It was as full as could be: full of silence, full of light, full of peace. There