Sayings about Worry
If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars? ~ Tunisian Proverbs
A person worries about the past, distresses about the present, and fears the future.~ Jewish Proverbs
If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils knocking at your door. ~ Chinese Proverbs
If you know his father and grandfather, don’t worry about his son. ~ African Proverb
Hurrying and worrying are not the same as strength. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
Don’t worry if you borrow — worry if you lend.~ Russian Proverbs
Loans and debts make worry and frets. ~ Traditional Proverb
If there be no remedy, why worry? ~ Spanish Proverbs
He who wears a smile instead of worrying is always the strongest. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Instead of worrying, a strong man wears a smile. ~ Japanese Proverb
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. ~ Swedish Proverbs
Don’t worry if people call you ordinary — only if you are ordinary. ~ Spanish Proverb
Living in worry invites death in a hurry. ~ American Proverbs
When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much may supply us with plenty of future worries. ~ Chinese Proverb
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~ Swedish Proverb
Quotations about Worries & Worrying
Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life. ~ Henry Saint John
Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change. ~ Peace Pilgrim
We probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. ~ Olin Miller
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety. ~ Sir John Lubbock
Worry is a morbid anticipation of events which never happen. ~ Russell Green
Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God’s providence. ~ Hugh Blair
Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime, and too sleepy to worry at night. ~ Leo Aikman
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work. ~ Sir John Lubbock
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength. ~ A.J. Cronin
Why worry when you can pray? ~ Author Unknown
To worry is a sin. Only one sort of worry is permissible; to worry because one worries. ~ Author Unknown
Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by over anxiety. ~ Francois de Salignac Fenelon
If you cannot help worrying, remember that worrying cannot help you either. ~ Author Unknown
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.~ Ovid
Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your worries will be cut down to nothing. ~ Dr. Robert Anthony
The trouble with worrying so much about your security in the future is that you feel so insecure in the present. ~ Harlan Miller
Worry affects the circulation, the heart, the glands, the whole nervous system. I have never known a man who died from over work, but many who died from doubt. ~ Charles Horace Mayo
Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. ~ Abraham Lincoln
I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart. ~ Alice Walker
Worry is a form of fear. ~ Bertrand Russell
Don’t tell me that worry doesn’t do any good. I know better. The things I worry about don’t happen. ~ Author Unknown
Don’t worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself. ~ David Brown
Quit worrying about your health. It’ll go away. ~ Robert Orben
Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats. ~ Howard Aiken
Worry is a funky luxury when a lot has to be done. ~ Melvin Peebles
Little minds have little worries; big minds have no time for worries. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
Ninety percent of the things we tend to worry about we have no control over, so why worry about them? ~ Author Unknown
Worry is a state of mind based on fear. ~ Napoleon Hill
You can’t start worrying about what’s going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what’s happening now. ~ Lauren Bacall
Keep your head and your heart going in the right direction and you will not have to worry about your feet. ~ Author Unknown
The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it. ~ Antoine Rivarol
Don’t worry over what other people are thinking about you. They’re too busy worrying over what you are thinking about them. ~ Author Unknown
The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done. ~ Georg C. Lichtenberg
Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies. ~ Pien Ch’Iao
Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it. ~ Author Unknown
Worry is the sin we’re not afraid to commit. ~ Author Unknown
To understand the world one must not be worrying about one’s self. ~ Albert Einstein
Worry never fixes anything. ~ Mary Hemingway
Anger and worry are the enemies of clear thought. ~ Madeleine Brent
It only seems as if you are doing something when you’re worrying. ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery
Worry doesn’t help tomorrow’s troubles, but it does ruin today’s happiness. ~ Author Unknown
Worry is evidence of an ill-controlled brain; it is merely a stupid waste of time in unpleasantness. ~ Arnold Bennett
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. ~ Robert Frost
Stop worrying — nobody gets out of this world alive. ~ Clive James
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due. ~ Dean William R. Inge
To me, faith means not worrying. ~ John Dewey
Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing. ~ Confucius
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can. ~ Gary Comer
I have lost everything, and I am so poor now that I really cannot afford to let anything worry me. ~ Joseph Jefferson
If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure. ~ Robert S. Hillyer
We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~ Stacia Tauscher
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. ~ Confucius
Don’t worry, be happy. ~ Author Unknown
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer. ~ William James
By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry. ~ Jack Dempsey
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world. ~ Lily Tomlin
Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers. ~ Walter Hagen
If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything. ~ Mary Hemingway
Worry: a sustained form of fear caused by indecision. ~ Author Unknown
Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.~ Charles M. Schulz
You’ll break the worry habit the day you decide you can meet and master the worse that can happen to you. ~ Arnold H. Glasow
Worry is like a rocking chair — it keeps you moving but doesn’t get you anywhere. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball. ~ Mitzi Chandler
If you worry about yesterday’s failures, then today’s successes will be few. ~ Author Unknown
You always get negative reactions. If you worry about that, you would never do anything.~ Tom Monaghan
When you worry about the problems of tomorrow, you are creating unhappiness for yourself today. ~ Shantidasa
A problem not worth praying about is not worth worrying about. ~ Author Unknown
If we take care of the inches, we will not have to worry about the miles. ~ Hartley Coleridge
There are two days in the week on which I never worry. One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow. ~ Robert Jones Burdette
Worry less about what other people think about you, and more about what you think about them.~ Fay Weldon
Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing. ~ Matt Biondi
As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. ~ Julius Caesar
A hundred load of worry will not pay an ounce of debt. ~ George Herbert
Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke. ~ Claude McDonald
Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. ~ Winston Churchill