Quotes about Mindfulness
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is the rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution which destroys the machinery but the friction. Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices
— Henry Ward Beecher
We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
— Henry Ward Beecher
Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent.
— Leonard Ravenhill
You are what you pay attention to. No attention, no life. Everything comes to life when you pay attention to
— Leonard Sweet
Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults
— Les Brown
Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing—turn out your toes when you walk—and remember who you are!
— Lewis Carroll
My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.'
— Joe Biden
Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is, no matter what tradition or particular technique is used.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.
— Mother Teresa
Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.
— Mother Teresa
To do today's work well and not to bother about tomorrow is the secret of accomplishment
— William Osler