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Sleep |
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Quotations
 | Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 8 likes |
 | Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 7 likes |
 | The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more. — Wilson Mizner, 1876-1913, American playwright 4 likes |
 | Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | Who said nights were for sleep? — Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress 4 likes |
 | Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them. — Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer 4 likes |
 | The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep. — Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher 3 likes |
 | A sleeping child gives me the impression of a traveler in a very far country. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 2 likes |
 | Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious. — Thomas Edison, 1847-1934, American inventor 2 likes |
 | In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine” 2 likes |
| When sleep puts an end to delirium, it is a good symptom. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine” 2 likes |
 | Sleep is death without the responsibility. |
 | We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming. |
 | There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher |
 | My first line of defense against reality is called sleep. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping. |
 | Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Men's bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind. — Malcolm de Chazal, 1902-1981, Mauritian thinker & aphorist |
Latin Quotes
 | The man who sleeps does not sin. Qui dormit, non peccat. 52 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 6 likes |
 | Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess what. — Antonio Machado, 1875-1939, Spanish poet & playwright (waking up) |
Funny Quotes
 | That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 19 likes |
 | I asked my wife, “last night, were you faking it?” She said, “No, I was really sleeping.” — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 9 likes |
 | Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. — Dave Barry, 1947-, American journalist 6 likes |
 | I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency —even if I’m in a Cabinet meeting. — Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989] 5 likes |
 | I haven’t slept for ten days, because that would be too long. — Mitch Hedberg, 1968-2005, American comedian 4 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | ...of Sleep and Death, who are twin brothers. …Ύπνω και Θανάτω διδυμάοσιν. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Iliad XVI 14 likes |
 | O dearest charm of sleep, ally against sickness. Ω φίλον ύπνου θέλγητρον, επίκουρον νόσου. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Orestes 9 likes |
| Sleep, universal king of gods and men. Ύπνε άναξ πάντων τε θεών πάντων τ' ανθρώπων. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Iliad XIV 6 likes |
 | Daytime sleep indicates a distressed body or a troubled mind or laziness or lack of education. Ημερήσιοι ύπνοι σώματος όχλησιν ή ψυχής αδημοσύνην ή αργίην ή απαιδευσίην σημαίνουσι. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
| Both sleep and sleeplessness, when immoderate, are bad. Ύπνος, αγρυπνίη, αμφότερα μάλλον του μετρίου γινόμενα, νούσος. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine” 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. — American Indian proverb ‐ Navajo 6 likes |
 | Sleep is the best doctor. 4 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | It's sad to fall asleep. It separates people. Even when you're sleeping together, you're all alone. — from the film Breathless (1960) 7 likes |
