Saps Quotes

Negative thinking saps strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There is nothing that saps one's confidence as the knowing how to do a thing — Mark Twain

A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo. — David Harsanyi

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. — Leo Buscaglia

As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Inequality saps the will to conceive of ambitious solutions to large collective problems, because those problems no longer seem very collective. — George Packer

Inaction saps the vigor of the mind. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character. — James Russell Lowell

Boredom dismantles the mind, renders it superficial, out at the seams, saps it from within and dislocates it. — Emile M. Cioran

When something sucks, it saps your energy and undermines the quality of your life. It makes you feel smaller and wish you hadn't participated. — Alan Cohen

Doubt is like a current you have to swim against, one that saps your strength. — Victoria Schwab

If we are full of hatred, we can't really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan. — Cesar Chavez

Fear saps passion. — Steven Pressfield

It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy. — Rick Warren

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see no more. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Every hour you spend on your rear end ... saps your energy and ruins your health. — Tom Rath

The outcome of successful planning always looks like luck to saps. — Dashiell Hammett

Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head. — Hakim Bey

Negative thought saps a person's strength.
Positive thought is healthy to the soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

[Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength. — A.J. Cronin