O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my sense in forgetfulness?
~William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I
Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my sense in forgetfulness?
~William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I
When deprived of sleep we become cranky, inefficient and possibly destructive. When you have too much sleep you can become addicted to sleep and want more of it.
Who is to say what is the right amount of sleep... and does the average 8 hours work for everyone all the time?
Sleep is on my mind as I put my darling daughter in her bed each night, I wonder what dreams she is having, if she will sleep well and awake rested and alert, and if she wonders where I went after I left her in her bed. I am sadly now obsessed with nap times and bed times and waking from sleep, or not waking a sleeping baby; so much so that I've begun to wonder if I am getting enough sleep.
Sleep Related Sayings:
- Sleep tight.
- Sleep is overrated.
- Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
- It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward. Baltasar Gracian
- People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. Leo J. Burke
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin
- The sayings above and other sleep references can be found at:
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