Quotes about Worry

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.

All worrying will do is make you live through the misery twice.

Doubt is resistance, faith is surrender. Worry is resistance, joy is surrender.

Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

It's very scary having something wrong with your head.

If I were your enemy, I'd magnify your fears, making them appear insurmountable, intimidating you with enough worries until avoiding them becomes your driving motivation. I would use anxiety to cripple you, to paralyze you, leaving you indecisive, clinging to safety and sameness, always on the defensive because of what might happen. When you hear the word faith, all I'd want you to hear is "unnecessary risk.

there. Enough is enough. You do not need flour and oil for tomorrow; only for today. You can live only one day at a time. You can take only one bite at a time. What more could you cope with anyway? My dad's favorite verse was, "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). The next verse goes on to say, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

Montaigne said something that rings true for many of us: "My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.