So whether you’re reading this while sitting in a cafe or on a train headed somewhere new, take a few minutes to relax and soak up these words of wisdom<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Slow down and enjoy life \u2013 it’s not going anywhere! Your journey is your destination<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.<\/p>\nShakespeare<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n Slower, it turns out, often means better\u2014better health, better work, better business, better family life, better exercise, better cuisine and better sex.<\/p>\nCarl Honor\u00e9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Slow down<\/a> and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going to fast\u2014you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.<\/p>\nEddie Cantor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Everything should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler.<\/p>\nAlbert Einstein<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Stoicism<\/a>, understood properly, is a cure for a disease. The disease in question is the anxiety, grief, fear, and various other negative emotions that plague humans and prevent them from experiencing a joyful existence<\/a>.<\/p>\nWilliam B. Irving<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Beware the barrenness of a busy life.<\/p>\nSocrates<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.<\/p>\nPico Iyer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.<\/p>\nS\u00f8ren Kierkegaard<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n The future comes slowly, the present flies and the past stands still forever.<\/p>\nJohann Friedrich Von Schiller<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I think my work has to do with a sense that we are attempting, all the time, to create a logical, rational path through the day. To the left and right there are an amazing set of distractions that we usually can’t afford to follow. But the poet is willing to stop anywhere. And it’s that willingness to slow down<\/a> and examine the mysterious bits of fluff in our lives that is the poet’s interest.<\/p>\nWilliam Collins<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.<\/p>\nLouis L’Amour<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n If you’re having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down. For me, slowing down has been a tremendous source of creativity<\/a>. It has allowed me to open up\u2014to know that there’s life under the earth and that I have to let it come through me in a new way. Creativity exists in the present moment<\/a>. You can’t find it anywhere else.<\/p>\nNatalie Goldberg<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.<\/p>\nMeher Baba<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What fools call ‘wasting time’ is most often the best investment.<\/p>\nNassim Taleb<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.<\/p>\nJames Taylor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Busyness is, at its core, about misplaced priorities.<\/p>\nJoshua Becker<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Slow down. Life is crossing the road.<\/p>\nDebasish Mridha<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.<\/p>\nJohann Wolfgang von Goethe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy<\/a> about?<\/p>\nHenry David Thoreau<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n There is more to life than increasing its speed.<\/p>\nMahatma Gandhi<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference.<\/p>\nTim Ferriss<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n Life is long if you know how to use it.<\/p>\nSeneca<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Busyness is an illness of the spirit.<\/p>\nEugene Peterson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.<\/p>\nLao Tzu<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n There is no hurry, and in a way there is no future. It is all here \u2014 so take it easy, take your time, and get acquainted with it.<\/p>\nAlan Watts<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.<\/p>\nMoliere<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The action that follows deliberation should be quick, but deliberation should be slow.<\/p>\nAristotle<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n Mindfulness is a state of mind you only can get to if you slow down.<\/p>\nGeir Berthelsen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it.<\/p>\nAlan Watts<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The five ascending levels of intellect: Smart, Intelligent, Brilliant, Genius, Simple.<\/p>\nAlbert Einstein<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.<\/p>\nLeonardo Da Vinci<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.<\/p>\nChinese Proverb<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.<\/p>\nGreg McKeown<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.<\/p>\nConfucius<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to receive the world.<\/p>\nAlan Watts<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.<\/p>\nRalph Waldo Emerson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves\u2014slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.<\/p>\nThich Nhat Hanh<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The first principle of all action is leisure.<\/p>\nAristotle<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We need to learn the slow \u2018yes\u2019 and the quick \u2018no.\u2019<\/p>\nTom Friel<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Americans need rest, but do not know it.<\/p>\nBertrand Russell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.<\/p>\nGreg McKeown<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Charles Darwin described himself as a slow thinker. Einstein famously sat in his office, gazing into the middle distance for hours on end. [I]n the intellectual world and the arts, people have always understood the power of looking slowly at the big picture.<\/p>\nCarl Honor\u00e9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.<\/p>\nMae West<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n How will you apply these quotes to your life? It\u2019s always important to remember that slowing down doesn\u2019t mean doing nothing. It means taking the time to appreciate the world around you and finding ways to live a more fulfilling<\/a>, mindful life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s your favorite way to slow down and enjoy the moment? <\/meta>Have any other quotes about slowing down that you think deserve to be a part of this collection? Share with us in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You might also like these related quote collections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you a digital nomad who’s always on the go? Or maybe you’re just someone who savors the moments of slow living? If so, you’ll appreciate these quotes about slowing down in life. They’re for anyone who’s looking to take a step back and enjoy the moment. 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