If you’re feeling stressed, let these inspirational and calming quotes relax your mind. Regardless of what caused the stress, you can relieve it.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
25 stress quotes
1. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray
2. “Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” – Astrid Alauda
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3. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
4. “Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” – Robert Eliot
5. “Ten years from now you’ll laugh at whatever‘s stressing you out today. So why not laugh now?” – Tony Robbins
6. “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” – Hans Selye
7. “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” – Brian Tracy
8. “Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.'” – Eckhart Tolle
9. “Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.” – Natalie Goldberg
10. “Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin
11. “The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” – Wayne Dyer
12. “If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.” – Deepak Chopra
13. “We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.” – Simon Sinek
14. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney Harris
15. “We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.” – John Newton
16. “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin
17. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey
18. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Gandhi
19. “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse
20. “Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds.” – Osho
21. “Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.” – Ziggy Marley
22. “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” – Roy Bennett
23. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” – Steve Maraboli
24. “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.” – Shantideva
25. “In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” – Fred Rogers
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