Restorative Quotes

22 Restorative quotes by 20 unique authors

Alcoholic drinks, rightly used, are good for body and soul alike, but as a restorative of both there is nothing like brandy. — George Saintsbury
Our very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. — Pope John Paul II
The aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and… — Pope John Paul II
For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating. — Jonathan Rauch
The linear 'Take - Make - Dispose' system, which depletes natural resources and generates waste, is deeply flawed and can be productively replaced by a… — Ellen MacArthur
I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth. — Barry Lopez
There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African underTutustanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as… — Desmond Tutu
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. — Walter Savage Landor
Homeopathy may be defined as a specious mode of doing nothing. While it waits on the natural progress of disease and the restorative tendence of… — Jacob Bigelow
There is something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion - a false hope. — Sue Miller
To be Christian is to be obliged to engage the world, pursuing God’s restorative purposes over all of life, — James Davison Hunter
If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative. — Roma Downey
Leave an extrovert alone for two minutes and he will reach for his cell phone. In contrast, after an hour or two of being socially… — Jonathan Rauch
Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to make… — Piper Kerman
Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in.… — Tabitha King
On the quality of life: #1. Realize that each human being has a built-in capacity for recuperation and repair. #2. Recognize that the quality of… — Norman Cousins
All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban… — Geoff Mulgan
whats here a cup closed in my true loves hand poisin i see hath been his timeless end. oh churl drunk all and left no… — William Shakespeare
The pain was quite extraordinary. And yet also weirdly welcome and restorative, bringing him news of his aliveness and his caughtness in a story larger… — Jonathan Franzen
We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all… — Brian D. McLaren
We are such docile creatures, normally, that it takes a virus to jolt us out of life's routine. A couple of days in a fever… — Elwyn Brooks White
I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial. — Thomas Jefferson

Who Wrote These Restorative Quotes

20 authors contributed a total of 22 Restorative Quotes as follows: