quotations about worry & worrying
Drink poison rather than worry.
IBN GABIROL
Mibhar HaPeninim
What does worry accomplish except to breed more worry?
DEAN KOONTZ
Odd Apocalypse
Worry is forethought gone to seed.
WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN
The Improvement Era, vol. 11, 1908
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles -- by the ears, by the heels, or any other way, so you manage it.
MARK TWAIN
The American Claimant
Many of us worry because we have problems we wish we could solve. Worrying itself doesn't solve those problems, although it can make us feel a little more prepared.
BETH SKWARECKI
"How to Worry Productively", Lifehacker Australia, March 20, 2017
Worrying is not fun; worrying is very draining. Ever notice how during and after you've worried over something, how very drained you feel both mentally and physically? Worrying is very detrimental to the human body. This is called stress, and stress will either mutate or kill the very cells of your physical body.
NATHAN WHITING
A Journey of Remembering: While Seeking the Ultimate Love
Many of us worry about all kinds of things: Work, relationships, money, health. Some concerns are real, but many are unnecessary. No matter what kind of worry you have, the response in your body is always the same: It increases your cortisol levels. And an increased cortisol level is something you definitely do not want. Cortisol compromises your immune system. As a result, you will become more susceptible to disease. Researchers have also found a relationship between cortisol and diabetes, osteoporosis, and heart disease. Also, stress and fear can cause depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and burn-out. Let's face it: If you don't stop worrying, you will die. That's not me talking. That's your body talking.
DARIUS FOROUX
"If You Worry A Lot, You Need To Read This", Huffington Post, February 19, 2016
Worry: the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE W. LYON
attributed, Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
IBN GABIROL
Mibhar HaPeninim
There are very few things in the mind which eat up as much energy as worry. It is one of the most difficult things not to worry about anything. Worry is experienced when things go wrong, but in relation to past happenings it is idle merely to wish that they might have been otherwise. The frozen past is what it is, and no amount of worrying is going to make it other than what it has been. But the limited ego-mind identifies itself with its past, gets entangled with it and keeps alive the pangs of frustrated desires.
MEHER BABA
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Worry is an intrusion into God's providence.
JOHN EDMUND HAGGAI
attributed, The Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations
Worrying is a sort of security blanket for us. It keeps us moving and is a constant part of our conscious. This is also one of the biggest struggles of overthinking everything. We worry about problems that aren't relevant and that may or may not emerge in the future.
TANZEELA SAREEA
"The Daily Struggles People Who Overthink Everything Know All Too Well", Elite Daily, March 20, 2017
Face it: Your brain can be a pretty crazy place. All kinds of things bounce around in there. And you're usually pretty good at culling the wacky thoughts. But then you get worried.... And your brain starts multiplying negative possibilities like crazy. And you make the mistake of taking them seriously. Every. Single. One.
ERIC BARKER
"Ancient wisdom: How the Buddhists and Stoics stay emotionally strong", The Week, March 30, 2017
It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.
GEORGE MACDONALD
The Vicar's Daughter
Stop worrying. Nobody gets out of this world alive.
CLIVE JAMES
attributed, Secrets of Resilient People: 50 Strategies to Be Strong
Worrying is exactly how you manifest what you don't want.
JAFREE OZWALD
The Manifesting Manual
To worry is to miss the purpose of one's being: it is to fail--to fail for self, to fail for others, and it is to fail gratuitously.
CALEB WILLIAMS SALEEBY
Worry: The Disease of the Age
Worry is the admission of incompetence silently to oneself.
WILLIAM ESTABROOK CHANCELLOR
The Health of the Teacher
People believe that since they have worried about a particular thing that didn't happen, their worrying alone was like the magical ounce of prevention.
CHRIS BENSON
"Dr. Maxie Maultsby Says: Stop Worrying and Get On With Your Life", Ebony, February 1981
Worry is common. Everybody worries once in a while when they're faced with a serious problem and aren't too sure of a solution. Worry itself becomes a problem if you worry constantly or if the worry causes more distress than resolution.
HOLLY HAZLETT-STEVENS
Women Who Worry Too Much