Living in worry invites death in a hurry.American ProverbTraditional attribution
Letting go of worry
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Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.English ProverbTraditional attribution
No amount of worry can solve any problem.Godwin Delali AdadzieAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.Robert FrostAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It is worms which destroy a tree, it is worry which destroys a man.Turkish ProverbTraditional attribution
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.William R. IngeAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.Author UnknownTraditional attribution
The rich worry over their money, the poor over their bread.Vietnamese ProverbTraditional attribution
People worry, and God smiles.Hebrew ProverbTraditional attribution
Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.Author UnknownTraditional attribution
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.Swedish ProverbTraditional attribution
Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago?Dale CarnegieAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.John LubbockAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If there be no remedy, why worry?.Spanish ProverbTraditional attribution
One cannot change the past, but one can ruin the present by worrying over the future.AnonymousTraditional attribution
There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem.Harold StephensAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Action is worry’s worst enemy.American ProverbTraditional attribution
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.EpictetusAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It is not work that kills, but worry.African ProverbTraditional attribution
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.Corrie Ten BoomAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me.Henry FordAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If you can fix the thing that worries you, then fix it, otherwise don’t waste precious time or energy on it.Colleen GrantAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.AnonymousTraditional attribution
Happy the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.OvidAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.Charles SchultzAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.Mitzi ChandlerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Worrying never did anyone any good.Swedish ProverbTraditional attribution
Original collection & source
Original title: Letting Go of Worry: Worry Quotes, Sayings and Proverbs To Help You
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