14 Relaxation Quotes to Help You Slow Down

Sometimes we all need a little reminder that it is perfectly okay to slow down, relax and live in the moment. In fact, it is often just what we need. Here's 14 beautiful relaxation quotes to help you be at ease.

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1. No Rush
2. Unplug
3. Slow Down
4. Time to Relax
5. Get Relief
6. Stop Doing
7. Rest
8. Inner Peace
9. Fullness
10. Don't Lose Your Soul
11. Calm Spirit
12. Calm Mind
13. Sit Quietly
14. Less Work
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1. No Rush

"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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2. Unplug

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you.”
–Anne Lamott
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3. Slow Down

“Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.”
-John De Paola
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4. Time to Relax

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
–Sydney Harris
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5. Get Relief

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”
–Lily Tomlin
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6. Stop Doing

"The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake."
-Bertrand Russell
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7. Rest

"The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest."
-Seneca
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8. Inner Peace

"Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body."
-Norman Vincent Peale
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9. Fullness

"Emptiness appears barren yet is infinite fullness."
-Lao Tzu
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10. Don't Lose Your Soul

"If you are losing your leisure, look out! — It may be you are losing your soul."
-Virginia Woolf
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11. Calm Spirit

"Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."
-Saint Francis de Sales
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12. Calm Mind

"Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax."
-Bryant McGill
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13. Sit Quietly

"All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone."
-Blaise Pascal
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14. Less Work

"I want to say, in all seriousness, that a great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief in the virtuousness of work, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organised diminution of work."
-Bertrand Russell
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