Recover Stronger Quotes

Rest is not the opposite of work; it is part of it.  Sleep and recovery are where the gains are actually made, and the man who never unplugs eventually breaks.  This Vitality path holds the greatest quotes ever gathered on rest, sleep, and renewal.  Scroll through and put them to work.
“He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.”
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“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.”
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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
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“So as long as a person is capable of self-renewal, they are a living being.”
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“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
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“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
— Ovid
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“Even the lion, king of the jungle, rests after the hunt.”
— Proverb (African)
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“Rest and self-care are so important. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”
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“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is rest.”
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“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
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“Rest and be thankful.”
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“Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.”
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“Sleep is the best meditation.”
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“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
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“He who rises late, trots all day long.”
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“Fatigue is the best pillow.”
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“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”
— Homer
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“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.”
— Proverb (Irish)
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“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”
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“Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.”
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“Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day.”
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“The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life.”
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“Sleep is the Swiss Army knife of health.”
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“The ultimate measure of our lives is not how much time we spend on the planet, but rather how much energy we invest in the time that we have.”
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“We, too, must learn to live our own lives as a series of sprints - fully engaging for periods of time, and then fully disengaging and seeking renewal before jumping back into the fray to face whatever challenges confront us.”
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“A balanced life is a lie.”
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“The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.”
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“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
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“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
— Proverb (Chinese)
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“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.”
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“Silence is a source of great strength.”
— Lao Tzu
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“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
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“When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.”
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“It is a very good plan every now and then to go away and have a little relaxation… When you come back to the work your judgment will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgment.”
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“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
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“So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired.”
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“I would often go to sleep with an apparently insoluble problem. When I woke the answer was there.”
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