MAN CODES

MAN CODES: QUOTES BY PEOPLE WHO PROMOTE SELF CARE

“Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” - Frances Ryan “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee

“Just because you take breaks doesn’t mean you’re broken.” - Curtis Tyrone Jones “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” - Bell Hooks “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Joe Sabah “Nothing happens until something moves.” – Albert Einstein “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.” – Andrew Carnegie “Everyone should take time out once in a while to recharge and revitalize their energy.” - Michael Lee “Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.” - Parker Palmer

“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.” – Andrew Carnegie

Compiled by Bilal S. Akram

“Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.” -

Matt Haig

“The body can endure practically anything--pain, fatigue, you name it-- but it’s the mind that matters.” - Dave Pelzer

“How to heal: read books, listen to jazz, ride motorbikes, get tattooed” - Malebo Sephodi “Sometimes feeling good isn’t about picking up more things to do, but about letting go of things that have nothing to do with you.” - Curtis Tyrone Jones Proverbs 19:8“To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.” New Living Translation