Top 200 Inspiring Quotes on Stress

Nowadays, stress is a big issue in almost everyone’s life. A lot of people struggle with stress at work, school, or even at home. Just like other problems, stress also needs a strategic approach to manage it or conquer it. Basically, we have a choice to control it. If you are a victim of stress and want to fight against it then read these best inspirational quotes on stress. These quotes will surely help you to feel relaxed and inspire you to not lose hope and fight back against your psychological stress.

• “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” — Sydney J. Harris

• “Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” — David Allen

• “One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” — Viggo Mortensen

• “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” — Lee Iacocca

• “Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.” — Ziggy Marley

• “It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” —  Bruce Lee

• “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James

• “It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.” — Paulo Coelho

• “We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.” — John Newton

• “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid
• “Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.” — Eckhart Tolle
• “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” — Elbert Hubbard

• “Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye
• “There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That’s what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad.” — Garson Kanin
• “Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.” — Nelson DeMille

• “You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” — Wayne Dyer
• “Breath is the power behind all things…. I breathe in and know that good things will happen.” — Tao Porchon-Lynch

• “We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.” — David Mamet

• “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” — Leo F. Buscaglia
• “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” — Brian Tracy

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Helpful and Inspiring Quotes on Stress

Stress is real and it leads to many problems in your working life as well as personal life. That’s why it is very important to take control of it and live a peaceful life. We have listed these helpful and inspiring quotes on stress to brighten your stressful life.

• “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz
• “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.” — Steve Maraboli
• “It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye
• “Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life.” — Andrew Bernstein
• “The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest.” — Katrina Mayer
• “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse
• “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved then worrying will do you no good.” — Shantideva
• “These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.” — Najwa Zebian
• “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
• “If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good.” — Buddha
• “Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds.” — Osho
• “If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good.” — Buddha
• “Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.” — Renee Jain
• “If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” — George Bernard Shaw
• “In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” — Chinese proverb
• “The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.” — James Allen
• “Give your stress wings and let it fly away.” —- Terri Guillemets
• “Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.” — Matt Haig

Stress Relief Quotes to Help You Relax

We all know that life is not easy but at least we need a relaxed mind to manage things in life. Explore and share these stress relief quotes because it helps you to relax your mind. You can share them with your friends and family to make them feel relaxed.

• “That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.” — Chinese Proverb
• “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” — Hans Selye
• “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Times of stress are also times that are signals for growth, and if we use adversity properly, we can grow through adversity.” — Abraham Twerski
• “The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.” — Andrew Bernstein
• “A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. “ — Aesop
• “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” — Doug Larson
• “If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times.” — Dean Smith
• “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” — Henry Ward Beecher
• “Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” — Benjamin Franklin
• “How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.” — Spanish proverb
• “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” — Peter Marshall
• “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” — John Lubbock
• “Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” — Robert Eliot
• “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” — Winnie the Pooh
• “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” — Mahatma Gandhi
• “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Every once in a while, do you just like to take your time with what you’re doing?” — Fred Rogers
• “When you have a moment, just listen to the beauty of silence. It has so much to say.” — Armin Ganguly
• “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown

Famous Quotes About Stress

Check out our collection of famous quotes about stress and share them on different social media platforms like Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, etc to spread awareness and inspiration for fighting back against stress.

• “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” — Jean Shinoda Bolen
• “90% of what you’re stressing about right now won’t even matter a year from now. Take a deep breath.” — Mel Robbins
• “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
• “Stress and confusion come from being busy. Peace and clarity come from slowing down and stilling your waters.” — Maxime Lagacé
• “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” — Brian Andreas
• “We should always be asking ourselves: “Is this something that is, or is not, in my control?” — Epictetus
• “If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.” — Dalai Lama
• “Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence.” — Eckhart Tolle
• “When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go.” — Catherine Pulsifer
• “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” — Edward Stanley
• “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brownn
• “Don’t spin your wheels trying to get everything done. Focus on getting the right things done instead.” — Greg McKeown
• “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”  — Jack Kornfield
• “The high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy.” —- Hermann Hesse
• “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” — Steve Maraboli
• “Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.” — Joan Borysenko
• “Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.” — Louisa May Alcott
• “When we commit to action, to actually doing something rather than feeling trapped by events, the stress in our life becomes manageable.” — Greg Anderson
• “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” — Michelle Obama
• “Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.” — Tilopa

Quotes to Help You Stress Less

• “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” —- Dolly Parton
• “You may have a million desires to be in other places, doing other things, but you are not there, you are here.” — Zen proverb
• “There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence.” — Alexander Dumas
• “Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is. The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” — Dan Millman
• “To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” — Jill Bolte Taylor
• “Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is. The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” — Dan Millman
• “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Maya Angelou
• “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement 

called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” — Kim McMillen

• “When you feel overwhelmed, start eliminating all the non-essential things from your life. Clarity brings calm.” — Darius Foroux
• “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 Burns
• “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” — Bertrand Russell
• “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” — Albert Einstein
• “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
• “In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” — Fred Rogers
• “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” — Lily Tomlin
• “We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can’t slow down to enjoy them when they come.” —  Alan Watts
• “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” — Kahlil Gibran
• “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” — Roy T. Bennett
• “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
• “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius

Stress Quotes About Life

• “This too shall pass.” — Persian Proverb
• “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”― Leonard Bernstein
• “Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.” ― Bill Phillips
• “Calmness is the cradle of power.” ― Josiah Gilbert Holland
• “Stress acts as an accelerator: it will push you either forward or backward, but you choose which direction.” ― Chelsea Erieau
• “It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” ― Hans Selye
• “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” ― Sydney J. Harris
• “Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” ― David Allen
• “Mental health awareness doesn’t mean fighting stress, anxiety, depression and other everyday mental health issues, rather it means consciously modulating the habits that intensify those issues. Once you are in control of your habits, instead of checking your habits, you would automatically be in a much better shape, both mentally and physically. ” ― Abhijit Naskar
• “A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”― Aesop
• “It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” ― Robert W. Service
• “My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.” ― Ashton Eaton
• “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” ―Winnie the Pooh
• “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” — Marcus Aurelius
• “There is no such thing as a stress-free life. No evidence has ever been presented which suggests that a stress-free life can ever be achieved. Stress can be managed, relieved and lessened, but never eliminated.” — Gudjon Bergmann
• “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein
• “Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response TO what happens. And RESPONSE is something we can choose.” — Maureen Killoran
• “Stress is the trash of modern life–we all generate it, but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” — Danzae Pace
• “Stress, anxiety, and depression are caused when we are living to please others.” — Paulo Coelho
• “If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago.” — E. Joseph Cossman

Some More Powerful Inspiring Stress Quotes

• “In times of life crisis, whether wildfires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics … am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise every day?” — Edward Albert
• “Stress is like spice – in the right proportion, it enhances the flavour of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you.” — Donald Tubesing
• “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ― Mother Teresa
• “There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.”― Henry Kissinger
• “You can do anything but not everything.”― David Allen
• “Courage is not the absence of fear, but doing something in spite of fear.”
• “Stress is largely self-inflicted, so the ability to manage stress more effectively comes from managing oneself.” ― Michael Hetherington
• “Stress can result in anxiety if handled poorly, or achievement if handled well. Instead of thinking about your worries as problems, think of them as challenges – and if possible, as opportunities.”― Chelsea Erieau
• “Smiling can be infectious in a workplace to help reduce stress, to help teamwork, to defuse high-pressure situations. The more you smile, the more people will smile back.” ― Byron Pulsifer
• “Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.” ―William James
• “A good way to overcome stress is to help others out of theirs.” ― Dada J. P. Vaswani
• “The next time you are tempted to get anxious or upset about something – especially something in the past or the future – think about what you are doing and turn your mind to what is going on today.” ― Joyce Meyers
• “There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.” ― attributed to Bernard-Paul Heroux
• “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” ― Bryant McGill
• “Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness. Not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.” ― Aristotle
• I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.” ― Montesquieu
• “Relax. No one else knows what they’re doing either.” ― Ricky Gervais
• “What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ― Maya Angelou
• “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ― Martin Luther King
• “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray
• “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.” ― Shantideva
• “Sleep is such a luxury, which i cant afford.”― Robin Sikarwar
• “My body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress.”
• “Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” ― Jane Wagner
• “As her analyst had told her: the deeper buried the distress, the further into the body it went. The digestive system was about as far as it could go to hide.” ― Richard Matheson
• “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” — Mark Black
• “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you.” — Anne Lamott
• “Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done, is not one of them.” — Mike Dooley
• “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” — Stephen Covey
• “The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” — Richard Bach
• “We all have those things that even in the midst of stress and disarray, they energize us and give us renewed strength and purpose. These are our passions.” — Adam Braun
• “Take chances, make mistakes–that is how we grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” — Mary Tyler Moore

• “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” — Lee Iacocca
• “You are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin
• “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find they haven’t half the strength you they have.” — Norman Vincent Peale
• “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” — Unknown
• “It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.”— Paulo Coelho
• “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answers.” — William S. Burroughs
• “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum
• “Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.” — John De Paola
• “Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.” — Joshua L. Liebman
• “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” — Bertrand Russell
• “I’d like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war–a cool place where everyone could live.” — Dionne Warwick
• “We can boost our immune systems by strengthening our social networks and decreasing stress.” — Jane McGonigal
• “Like all weak men, he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.” — W. Somerset Maugham
• “You believe that you live in the world, where in fact the world lives within you.” — Deepak Chopra
• “Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.” — Paulo Coelho
• “Creating something I can use is the best stress reliever.” —- Blake Lively
• “When stress sets in, and pressure, I focus.” —- David Hallberg
• “Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance.”
• “It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.” —- Melody Beattie
• “Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it’s the time when they most need to think.” —- Bill Clinton
• “Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.” — Valerie Bertinelli
• “You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.”
• “Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don’t remember what life was like without it.” — Andrew J. Bernstein
• “Stress is an important dragon to slay–or at least tame–in your life.” — Marilu Henner
• “The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” — Wayne Dyer
• “Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.” — Dr. Robert Anthony
• “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious.” — Anon
• “Don’t stress the could haves, if it should have, it would have.”
• “Worrying is like a rocking chair. it gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.”
• “You’ve got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.” — Tilman J. Fertitta
• “Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there””
• “It’s not the load that breaks you dow, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz
• “A year from now, everything you’re stressing about won’t even matter.” — Anon
• “Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” — Astrid Alauda
• “An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” — Brian Tracy
• “Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” — Paulo Coelho
• “Say NO to the demands of the world. Say YES to the longings of your own heart.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie
• “Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.” — Eckhart Tolle
• “It’s not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it.”  — Hans Selye
• “Reduce the stress levels in your life through relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, and exercise. You’ll look and feel way better for it.” — Suzanne Somers
• “Stress is simply the adaptation of our bodies and minds to change.” — Peter G. Hanson, M.D.
• “Worry and stress affects the circulation, the heart, the glands, the whole nervous system, and profoundly affects heart action.” — Charles W. Mayo, M.D.
• “All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
• “The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress.”  — Marianne Williamson
• “Problems can be experienced as … a chance for renewal rather than stress.” — Marilyn Ferguson
• “It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.” — Tony Robbins
• “Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously leaves your life.” — Srikumar Rao
• “Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And the response is something we can choose.”  — Maureen Killoran

• “You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.” — Wayne Dyer