Wednesday 9 November 2011

why worry

Posted by speedygeoff on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 with

“Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.” - Mary C. Crowley

“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened” - Winston Churchill

“Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.”

“There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem.” - Harold Stephens

“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever” - Mahatma Gandhi

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”

“If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.” - Dale Carnegie

“Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith.” - Paul Brunton

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.” - George F. Burns

“Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.” - Cullen Hightower