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Take a Mental Vacation With These 12 Quotes

In a world that values productivity and constant busyness, a vacation can be a powerful antidote. Time away from our regular responsibilities reminds us of the importance of balance in our lives, and the extra time and freedom also provide the opportunity to reconnect with ourselves, strengthen relationships with loved ones, and create memories that stay with us long after we’ve returned to the grind.

The benefits of vacation extend beyond relaxation: It allows us to combat the burnout that often accompanies our fast-paced lifestyles. Engaging in activities we love, exploring new cultures, or simply indulging in leisure time can bring joy and fulfillment.

Of course, the ability to take a vacation is a luxury not afforded everyone. Whether you’re counting down the days to your own upcoming vacation or simply dreaming of your next chance to take a break, we hope these quotes about vacation allow you to feel refreshed and rejuvenated — even if just for a few moments.

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.
Robert Orben

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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.
Maya Angelou

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To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar that it is taken for granted.
Bill Bryson

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When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could become a new person.
Aimee Friedman

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The purpose of life … is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
Eleanor Roosevelt

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Vacations are necessities, not luxuries.
Charlie and Linda Bloom

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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
Sydney J. Harris

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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Nelson Mandela

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Read a lot when you’re on vacation, but nothing that has to do with your business.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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There was nothing like a Saturday — unless it was the Saturday leading up to the last week of school and into summer vacation. That, of course, was all the Saturdays of your life rolled into one big shiny ball.
Nora Roberts

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In matters of healing the body or the mind, vacation is a true genius!
Mehmet Murat Ildan

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Vacations brighten a man. They tend to make his work more attractive to him and to make him more attractive to his work.
Harry Van Denmark

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