Resting Quotes

274 quotes by 248 authors

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People. — Caleb Cushing
Friendship, sweet-resting place of the soul, the gloaming wherein our hearts find peace.... — Alphonse de Lamartine
It's about doing things that you haven't done before, where you're still kind of a beginner, and not resting on your laurels. — Caterina Fake
Where is our comfort but in the free, uninvolved, finally mysterious beauty and grace of this world that we did not make, that has no… — Wendell Berry
Focusing on what we ought to do for God creates only frustration and exhaustion; focusing on what Jesus has done for us produces abundant fruit.… — J. D. Greear
Uncool is a cool resting place. The pressure's off me. — Greg Behrendt
The book of the moment often has immense vogue, while the book of the age, which comes in its company from the press, lies unnoticed;… — Hamilton Wright Mabie
Sometimes, when I am tired of so many oscillations, I look for refuge in a word which I begin to love for itself. Resting in… — Gaston Bachelard
A Morning Prayer The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns and duties. Help us to play the man; help us… — Robert Louis Stevenson
There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran fast enough, his footprints and… — Benjamin Hoff
The ego is not a thing but a subtle effort, and you cannot use effort to get rid of effort - you end up with… — Ken Wilber
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. — Confucius
Thinking is the natural activity of the mind. Meditation is not about stopping your thoughts. Meditation is simply a process of resting the mind in… — Eric Swanson
Oh to be free of myself, With nothing left to remember, To have my heart as bare As a tree in December; Resting, as a… — Sara Teasdale
By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad — Denis Waitley
To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the… — Zhuangzi
Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good… — David Quammen
All nature works, and then rests; works and rests. I caught its rhythm and worked and rested with it. When I felt that inertia stealing… — Elizabeth Towne
Kindness is not an illusion and violence is not a rule. The true resting state of human affairs is not represented by a man hacking… — Paul Rusesabagina
Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting… — Joni Eareckson Tada

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