Do you ‘dare to sleep’ more or less for good health?

That is the question.

You may know about the many health risks associated with sleeping too little — increased risks of obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.  You may also know about the health risks associated with sleeping too much — all aforementioned plus cognitive issues including difficulty with memory.

But did you also know that people who sleep too little, or too much, have higher overall mortality risks.

However, sadly to say, even knowing the risks associated to your health are sometimes not enough to seek out change.

Maybe you need some other motivation.

To help you get motivated, I have compiled over 25 quotes and sayings to get you inspired to develop better sleep habits.

Dare to Sleep Inspirations

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
—  Irish proverb

Let him sleep for when he wakes he will move mountains.
— Unknown

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
— William Penn

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
— Homer

Anyone can escape into sleep. We are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher’s the poet’s equal there.
— Emile M. Cioran

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
— Heraclitus

Fatigue is the best pillow.
— Benjamin Franklin

Happiness consists of getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.
— Robert A. Heinlein

A well spent day brings happy sleep. — Leonardo da Vinci

Sleep is the golden chain that binds health and our bodies together.
— Thomas Dekker

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
— John Steinbeck

Prioritizing good sleep is good self-love.
— unknown

Sleep is an investment in the energy you need to be effective tomorrow.
— Tom Roth

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
— Edward Lucas

Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep.
— Mesut Barazany

Sleep is my drug,…my bed is my dealer,…and my alarm clock is the police.
— Unknow

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.
— Mahatma Gandhi

Sleep is the best meditation.
— Dalai Lama

The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.
— E. Joseph Cossman

Early sleep and early wake up, gives health and make you grow.
— Portuguese Proverb

Many things — such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly — are done worst when we try hardest to do them.
— C.S. Lewis

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
— Benjamin Franklin

No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.
— Carrie Snow

The minute anyone’s getting anxious I say, ‘You must eat and you must sleep.’ They’re the two vital elements for a healthy life.
— Francesca Annis

End the day with gratitude. There is someone, somewhere that has less than you.
— Zig Ziglar

A simple ‘Thank You’ will do.  When we live a life of gratitude—being thankful of what we have received in the past, what we have in the present, and what we foresee to receive in the future makes life worth living.  But, more importantly, we consciously recognize the wealth of things we receive everyday.  From things we take for granted like waking up in the morning to another day, to the food we eat, and so much more.

And, yes, always remember, there is always someone who has less than you.