Quotes About Rest

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.

Not before the harvest is in, and the mules are rested

Reading never wears me out.

POETS Day, remember! Fox smiled to himself: Piss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday. It was all the invitation he needed.

POETS day," he reminded Siobhan. "Piss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday," she recited.

Saying of the Prophet Sleep Sleep is the brother of death.

We are adjured not to burn the candle at both ends. But how many people have verified that physically possible?

Detto del Profeta Dormire Il sonno è il fratello della morte.

if there's nowhere to rest at the end how can I get lost on the way?

The act of driving your body, very occasionally, close to its limit of endurance is for some reason one of life's major satisfactions. And relaxing afterwards is one of life's most luxurious rewards.

be able to go into his arms at the close of the day.

Despite the bright lights and brilliant diversities of the world always remember to return home every once in a while.

Thank you to that entity, who gifted me, this, for you can now rest, ensured that I, will work to see this mission through.

O sweet clean earth, from whom the green blade cometh! When we are dead, my best beloved and I, close well above us, that we may rest forever, sending up grass and blossoms to the sky.

My parents took us to dinner but we came back early. Tomorrow was to be a day of days and we must get a good night's rest. Nothing, Emily said, was a greater aid to beauty than a long slumber; the eyes were made clear and sparkling and the skin like tinted porcelain.

If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.

I'm saying if you do what you were made to do, then you'll find the peace you've been looking for. You can't work for it, you know. You just have to rest in it. - Birdie

But just as your body needs sleep, your soul needs time to rest in God. To learn more about Him. To talk to Him. To worship and praise Him. To fellowship with other brothers and sisters.

Most of us are living at a pace that is not only unsustainable; it's also unbiblical.

We don't even know how to rest anymore.

Rather than worrying about work, schedules, and deadlines, I felt at peace with God. He was in control. The world at large would not crumble because I turned off my iPhone. This is how it's supposed to be. For the first time in who knows how long, I felt like myself. Fully alive. Fully present. And fully aware of God's goodness.

Knowing when and how to rest is knowing when and how to acknowledge your limitations and your dependence on God.

Most of us think we're too busy or too important to rest for a day.

You don't believe He knows what's best for you: that rest will make you more productive and more spiritually healthy.