45 Work Life Balance Quotes to Remind You to Rest

1. "Don't confuse having a career with having a life." - Hillary Clinton

2. "Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it's a sense of harmony. It is essential to maintaining quality in life and work." - Joshua Osenga

3. "The gift of balance in your life—may you find the balance of life, time for work but also time for play. Too much of one thing ends up creating stress that no one needs in their life." - Catherine Pulsifer

4. "There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences." - Jack Welch

5. "The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man." - Stephen Covey

6. "Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man's being." - Orison Swett Marden

7. "Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices." - Betsy Jacobson

8. "Work-life balance is not an entitlement or benefit. Your company cannot give it to you. You have to create it for yourself." - Matthew Kelly

9. "You have to balance your passions, not your time." - Lisa Sugar

10. "I believe in a world where work feels like play, and while it's not always as easy as I'd like, I try to spend as much time there as possible." - Marney K. Makridakis

11. "Life will always get busy. Make time to do the things you love." - Lailah Gifty Akita

12. "Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home." - Tony Dungy

13. "Balance, peace and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them." - Thomas Kinkade

14. "You don't have to make yourself miserable to be successful. It's natural to look back and mythologize the long nights and manic moments of genius, but success isn't about working hard, it's about working smart." - Andrew Wilkinson

15. "Allowing my people to have a good work-life balance by working flexibly is very important to me." - Richard Branson

16. "I believe a balanced life is essential, and I try to make sure that all of our employees know that and live that way. It's crucial to me as a manager that I help ensure that our employees are as successful as our customers and partners." - Marc Benioff

17. "The most valuable leaders understand that balance makes them better, not less committed to their work." - Unknown

18. "Rest is not a reward for finishing work; it is the essential fuel that makes good work possible." - Unknown

19. "Like a garden needs both sun and rain, your life needs both work and rest to truly bloom." - Unknown

20. "When work and life are in harmony, both benefit. When one overtakes the other, both suffer." - Unknown

1. "There's no work-life balance without making decisions and without courage." - Michael Hyatt

2. "You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it." - Charles Buxton

3. "We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list." - Michelle Obama

4. "Life is a balance between rest and movement." - Rajneesh

5. "Remember that work and life coexist. Wellness at work follows you home and vice versa." - Melissa Steginus

6. "Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance." - Epicurus

7. "Invest in your work life balance. Time with friends and family is as important as times at work. Getting that out of balance is a path toward unhappiness." - Stephen Gillett

8. "Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work." - Ralph Marston

9. "Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create." - Jana Kingsford

10. "Always take some of the play, fun, freedom and wonder of the weekend into your week and your work." - Rasheed Ogunlaru

11."The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." —Stephen R. Covey

12. "For fast-acting relief, try slowing down." —Lily Tomlin

13. "The most sustainable careers are built by people who understand that time away from work strengthens time at work." - Unknown

14. "When we balance work with life, we remember why we're working in the first place—to create a life worth living." - Unknown

15. "The world will not fall apart if you take a day off. But you might fall apart if you never do." - Unknown

1. "Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer." - Leonardo da Vinci

2. "Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop" - Ovid

3. "Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work." - Ralph Marston

4. "There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither." - Alan Cohen

5. "The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest." - Seneca the Younger

6. "I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently." - Ernest Hemingway

7. "Rest is the sweet sauce of labor." - Plutarch

8. "Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for." - Maya Angelou

9. "Continuous work leads to diminished returns. Regular rest leads to sustained excellence." - Unknown

10. "Your career is a marathon, not a sprint. Those who rest strategically will outlast those who run without breaks." - Unknown