“Being under stress is like being stranded in a body of water. If you panic, it will cause you to flail around so that the water rushes into your lungs and creates further distress. Yet, by calmly collecting yourself and using controlled breathing you remain afloat with ease.”— Alaric Hutchinson, amazon.com
“Just because she’s nice, doesn’t mean she’s weak. Just because you yell at her while she remains calm, doesn’t mean she’s losing the fight. If anything, she is winning.”— Jordan Lueder, thoughtcatalog.com
“Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water, but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face.”— Manoj Arora, amazon.com
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”— William S. Burroughs, greatist.com
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”— Chinese Proverb, tinybuddha.com
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world — not even our troubles.”— Charlie Chaplin, books.google.com
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”— Etty Hillesum, pinterest.com
“Relax your fingers. Relax your hand. Relax your heart. Relax into a slower space, where stakes are by definition lower.”— Maureen Killoran, books.google.com
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life comes from the elimination of nonessentials.”— Lin Yutang, books.google.com
“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.”— Robert J. Sawyer, books.google.com
“This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men.”— J. A. Hadfield, books.google.com
“Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”— Norman Vicent Peale, quotefancy.com
“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun or relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.”— Herodotus, en.wikiquote.org
“Mom had the kind of love for her that you could feel, like it was part of the atmosphere.”— Peter Abrahams, amazon.com
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.”— Michael Caine, books.google.com
“When in a difficult life moment, ask yourself two questions...Am I happy in this moment?...Am I happy overall?”— Unknown, reddit.com