Joanna Baillie Quotes

Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in pastime or sport, they lose their senses and become mad.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.

Play until it's time to rest, then rest until it's time to play.

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.

Leisure, some degree of it, is necessary to the health of every man's spirit.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

My body works best when I'm playing all the time, so when I work more and I play more, I feel better.

In my view, wholesome pleasure, sport, and recreation are as vital to this nation as productive work and should have a large share in the national budget.

Life is a balance between rest and movement.

You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

All I do is play football, eat, sleep, play with my kids, play football.

I try to do my best to have fun off the court.

Resting for me is fitness training.

Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I'm really busy can be an indulgence. I love taking naps. I love to stay up too late with close friends. I believe in everything in moderation. I take what I like and leave what I don't.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

Much in the way Olympic athletes optimize their game by paying an enormous - borderline maniacal - amount of attention to things like diet, exercise, sleep, and of course the essential R&R, we all would do well to pay more attention to those key aspects of our lives that comprise our overall health equation.

I enjoy now doing what I do... playing golf, relaxing a little, enjoying life.

I like to play football, read some books, study.