75 Worry Quotes

Encouraging quotes to shift your mindset and reduce worry's negative impact.

Worrying wastes today’s peace on tomorrow’s uncertainties.

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Updated March 28, 2024, by Catherine Pulsifer


Worry is like a rocking chair—it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere. These worry quotes offer a collection of wise thoughts and encouraging words to help shift your focus from stress to strength, from fear to faith.

When we allow worry to take over, it robs us of joy, steals our energy, and leaves us feeling overwhelmed. But the truth is, worry never solves a problem, never adds a moment to our lives, and certainly never brings peace.

Instead of letting worry control your day, choose to reflect on words that inspire calm, trust, and courage. As you read through these quotes, may they remind you that letting go of worry invites clarity, improves your well-being, and opens the door to a more positive and peaceful life.



  1. Since the more that you worry the worse you must feel, why waste time in worry at all? Ripley D. Sauders, Don't Worry
    Poems About Worry



  2. Life may be short or time may drag on an age - its true treasures are found only if viewed from this one sage: Put away the worries, live anew with each day Catherine Pulsifer, Live In The Present
    Just For Today Poems



  3. From worry to panic, a relentless chase, a whispering storm that disrupts our grace. Catherine Pulsifer, Stress Births Anxiety
    Poems About Anxiety



  4. Worry holds no benefit only shadows often play, worry only serves to lead us far astray. Catherine Pulsifer, Don't Let Sadness And Worry
    Sad Poems



  5. A worrying mind is like the weeds in a beautiful flower garden — it chokes out it chokes out all the beauty and harmony. Henry Ward Beecher
    Garden Poems



  6. Worry scuttles our lives, hurts us, and most sadly dishonors God.
  7. Worry scuttles our lives, hurts us, and most sadly dishonors God. Max Lucado, Every Day Chance
    Christian Poems



  8. The good thing about being old, is you don’t have to worry about dying young. Stephen King



  9. Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change. Author Unknown
    Poems About Prayer



  10. The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.
  11. It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. Wayne Dyer
    Poems of Encouragement



  12. If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. Dale Carnegie



  13. Though you’re worried and upset, think of God and do your best. John F. Zurn, Every Day and in this Moment
    Never Give Up Poem



  14. Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. Corrie Ten Boom



  15. Never give up. Things may be hard, but if you quit trying they'll never get better. Stop worrying and start trusting God. It will be worth it. Germany Kent
    Don't Quit Poem



  16. Worry is rust upon the blade.
  17. Worry is rust upon the blade. Henry Ward Hughes
    Inspirational Poems



  18. A hundred years ago, life was simpler. . . . no fancy tech that's so clever and always in a hurry. Catherine Pulsifer, 100 Years Ago



  19. What worries you, masters you. John Locke



  20. Life is too short to regret, or, waste our time and sit and fret. Catherine Pulsifer, Celebrate
    Funny Birthday Poems



  21. The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday, among the fields, above the sea, among the winds at play Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Out In the Fields With God
    Poems About Fear



  22. August arrives with boundless energy, the shining sun ignites our souls, so free! Embrace the warmth, let worries depart Catherine Pulsifer,The Sun Ignities Our Souls



  23. Mistakes of life many of us make...the tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected. Unknown, Seven Mistakes of Life
    Graduation Poems



  24. Hurry brings us worry; worry wears us out, easy-going people know what they’re about. Josephine Pollard, Don't Be In A Hurry
    Poems for Women



  25. It is not the work, but the worry, that drives all sleep away; as we toss and turn and wonder about the cares of the day Unknown, Not Work, But Worry
    Poems About Work



  26. Worry Less – Laugh More Unknown, More or Less
    Words To Live By



  27. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom



  28. If things go wrong, don't go with them.
  29. If things go wrong, don't go with them. Roger Babson
    Irish Blessing Quotes



  30. Good morning! Start your day by casting your worries upon the Lord.
    Christian Good Morning Quotes



  31. In a world that often feels grey, where clouds of worries can weigh, there's a simple gift we can display, spreading smiles like sunshine's ray. Catherine Pulsifer, Spread Smiles



  32. So, in this fleeting month, let worries depart, awaken your passions, let them set you apart. Catherine Pulsifer, February's Inspiration



  33. A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. John Lubbock



  34. We would worry less if we praised more. Harry Ironside



  35. Go with a positive attitude instead, your worries won't seem as great. Catherine Pulsifer, You Choose
    Positive Attitude Poems



  36. An' if I had the power to do...you'd never know a single care to cause a minute's worry, Edgar A. Guest, A Greeting



  37. If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine. Morris West
    Sunshine Quotes



  38. ...no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Every Day
    Thanksgiving Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson



  39. To some degree, most people worry about retirement. Many worry about not having enough money. Ernie Zelinski, How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free
    Retirement Poems



  40. Forgetting yesterday means no worrying about the past. What's done cannot be undone. Peter Witt, Forget, Believe, Hope
    Wisdom Poems



  41. Just keeping being you. Don't worry what people think. Being you is cool, okay? Ashton Irwin
    Quotes About Being Yourself



  42. I'm always hopeful and I never worry. I can say that because I expect the best possible result in all that I do. Zig Ziglar



  43. Worry results from over-prioritizing our own needs and disbelieving the care and promises of God. Randy Smith
    Bible Verses about Anxiety and Fear



  44. ...worry strives to own our lives and conquers if we let it. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Thanksgiving Chorus
    Thanksgiving Day Poem



  45. Joy within can be found, deep rooted and forever sound. When days of worry cause distress, it lightens your heart and brings happiness. Catherine Pulsifer, Find Joy Within
    Poems About Joy



  46. ...make your worry less; remember that 'tis God above who sends down what is best. Mary C. Plummer, Earth's Dark Day
    Poems About Faith



  47. Life is difficult enough without filling yourself with negativity and wasting your life force on worry and stress.
  48. Life is difficult enough without filling yourself with negativity and wasting your life force on worry and stress. Dr. Rick Brinkman and Dr. Rick Kirschner, Dealing with Difficult People
    Poems About Life



  49. Worry is the fog of anxiety that obscures the clarity of the present. Author Unknown
    Quotes About Anxiety



  50. If you and I - just you and I - should laugh instead of worry...then what a happy world 'twould be Emma C. Dowd, If And Perhaps
    If Poems



  51. Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey. Babs Hoffman
    Poems About Travel



  52. Don't worry about your destiny, but try to do your best James Henry Thomas



  53. Never underestimate the power of a positive mindset to overcome opposition, or to move ahead of the croud that are mired in self-pity.
  54. Never underestimate the power of a positive mindset to overcome opposition, or to move ahead of the croud that are mired in self-pity. Rosy Lee Anderson
    Positive Poems



  55. Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing. Dan Buettner
    Gratitude Poems



  56. When tempted to torture a sensitive heart, just leave words that worry unsaid. Caroll Van Court, Do You?



  57. Always to your values stay true. Let go of worries clouding your view. Catherine Pulsifer, Live Your Best Life
    How to Live Your Best Life



  58. Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful. Jim Carrey



  59. Let us forget the things that vexed and tried us, the worrying things that caused our souls to fret Susan E. Gammons, Old Year Memories



  60. Don’t worry too much about the little things, pay attention to every smile. Julie Hebert, From One Mother To Another



  61. Don't chain your worries to your body.  The burden soon becomes heavy and your health will give too much of itself to pick up the extra load.
  62. Don't chain your worries to your body. The burden soon becomes heavy and your health will give too much of itself to pick up the extra load. Astrid Alauda
    Poems About Health



  63. Don't worry if you're making waves just by being yourself. The Moon does it all the time. Scott Stabile



  64. ... if they would spend the same time in deciding what their course of action should be—there would be an end put to the worry. George Wharton James, Quit Your Worrying!



  65. Worry is an energy sucker, creates stress, and has no positive effective! Catherine Pulsifer



  66. We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives. Lewis Thomas
    Poems About Life Struggles



  67. Every evening I turn my worries over to God.  He's going to be up all night anyway.
  68. Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway. Mary C. Crowley
    Poems about God



  69. What shall I pack up to carry from the old year to the new? I'll leave out the frets that harry, thoughts unjust and doubts untrue. Amos R. Wells, I Pack My Trunk
    New Year Poems



  70. Don't fret about tomorrow. There's trouble 'round us all the time, what need is there to borrow? Unknown, Good In The Day
    Good Morning Poems



  71. "Despair, if channelled properly, can focus the mind so that genuine opportunity can come into view." Neville Gilfoy, The magic elixir, Progress Magazine
    Opportunity Poems



  72. Worry: worrying can lead to stress. What do we accomplish when we worry? Focus your mind on actions rather than on worrying! Catherine Pulsifer
    Poems About Stress



  73. When worry, and care, and toil are ours, and the day's weary heights we climb, let's think of the restful evening hours - we live but one day at a time!
    John Imrie, One Day At A Time



  74. Worry is a foolish person's currency. A wise person uses courage to change what can be changed, and lets what can't be altered to its own end. Annabelle Marie Haines
    Courage Poems



  75. Don't fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed.
  76. Don't fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed. Edmund Vance Cooke
    Funny Poems About Life



  77. Worrying does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE. Zig Ziglar



  78. You can never become a great man or woman until you have overcome anxiety, worry, and fear. Wallace D. Wattles
    Life Journey Poems



  79. I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. E.B. White



  80. A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt. George Herbert
    Poems About Money



  81. We experience moments absolutely free from worry.  These brief respites are called panic.
  82. We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic. Cullen Hightower



  83. Not knowing is what has me worried; as long as I know, it's okay. I'll try to endure winter's dark days, if summer returns here some day. Greta Zwaan, Summers Demise
    Poems About The Seasons



  84. To me faith means not worrying. John Dewey



  85. Oh teenage years I had many a worry ...looking back I now realize many of my worries never materialize. Catherine Pulsifer, Teenage Years
    Poems For Teenagers


Worry wastes today by borrowing trouble from tomorrow.

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