Breathe Quotes – 40 Sayings About Air And Breathing

Looking for inspirational breath quotes and the best sayings about the power of air? Then you've come to the right place! With every breath, through which oxygen flows through our lungs via nose and mouth, we not only renew the life within us, but are also witness:inside of the constant connection to the world around us.

Breathing is so fundamentally important to our existence that we often take it for granted. But breathing fulfills much more than just a life-sustaining function for us. For example, we take a deep breath when we want to concentrate or calm down - and some experiences are even so unique that we describe them as breathtaking.

In this article I would like to give you now the collection of the best, short wisdoms, aphorisms and beautiful quotes about breathing and the air to the hand. Let's go!

My please: Keep in mind that many of the quotes about breathing and the air have been translated into English from other languages. I cannot guarantee that it is the original quote in each case. Therefore, double check them before you share them. If you like and share any of the quotes in the internet, please link this elaborately created collection. Thank you for your support!

The 40 Best Quotes About Breathing And Fresh Air

Healthy, adult people at rest breathe in and out about 10 to 15 times per minute. During this time, about 6 to 9 liters of air flow through their bodies.₁ Impressive numbers, for a process that basically almost always happens automatically and as if it were a matter of course - don't you think?

But if, for example, we actively play sports, engage in Practice mindfulnessWhen we use special breathing techniques in yoga or meditation, or when we are plagued by health-related breathing problems, our breathing becomes less efficient. Breathing rate from the normal value.

Therefore, use the following sayings, aphorisms and quotes about breathing and air to make you aware of the versatility and importance of breathing in your life.

Breath Quotes 1 - 10

1. "As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings." (Tenzin Gyatso)
2. "Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body." (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
3. "Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit." (Henry David Thoreau)
4. "Breathe and let be." (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
5. "One should not go into churches if one wishes to breathe pure air." (Friedrich Nietzsche)
6. "Words are air. But air becomes wind, and wind makes ships sail." (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)
7. "My spirit yearns for action, my breath for freedom." (Friedrich Schiller)
8. "The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind." (Khalil Gibran)
9. "With life as short as a half taken breath, don't plant anything but love." (Rumi)
10. "Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!" (Ingrid Bergman)

Breath Quotes 11 - 20

11. "Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
12. "To whom health is near and dear, must mobilize what is possible to spend his time outdoors in fresh air." (Sebastian Kneipp)
13. "For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?" (Khalil Gibran)
14. "All human beings will realize that on high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, one breathes more freely and feels lighter and mentally more cheerful." (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
15. "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
16. "Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life." (Giovanni Papini)
17. "We Germans hate thoroughly, constantly; being too honest, even too clumsy, to avenge ourselves with quick perfidy, we hate until our last breath." (Heinrich Heine)
18. "Smile, breathe and go slowly." (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
19. "Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit." (Henry David Thoreau)
20. "It is and remains a happiness, perhaps the highest, to be free to breathe." (Theodor Fontane)

Breath Quotes 21 - 30

21. "What good is it if we get more and more people jogging, but at the same time the air we breathe is getting thinner and thinner?" (Eckhard Schupeta)
22. "Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life." (Johnny Depp)
23. "Air pollution is also such a problem, that won't disappear into thin air." (Ernst Ferstl)
24. "Trouble is meant to be a thunderstorm, not a steady rain; it is meant to clear the air, not spoil the harvest." (Ernst R. Hauschka)
25. "Monologues are breaths of the soul." (Christian Friedrich Hebbel)
26. "At any given time, some great truths are in the air; they form the spiritual atmosphere of the century." (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
27. "Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
28. "When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." (Marcus Aurelius)
29. "I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable." (Jules Verne)
30. "Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and nature are in fact plans to protect man." (Stewart Udall)

Tip: Everything you need to know about the Environmental problem of air pollution by the way, I explain in the linked blog post.

Breath Quotes 31 - 40

31. "Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you." (Langston Hughes)
32. "Possessing does not exist, there is only being: that being that aspires until the last breath, until the suffocation. Having means nothing" (Franz Kafka)
33. "If you are still breathing, you have a second chance." (Oprah Winfrey)
34. "There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then there’s another way; a breath of love that takes you all the way to infinity." (Rumi)
35. "Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment." (Thích Nhất Hạnh)
36. "The air is wonderful, and depending on which way the wind is blowing, I am surrounded on the balcony by a damp sea breeze or from the forest side by fir air and scent." (Theodor Fontane)
37. "Learn how to exhale, the inhale will take care of itself." (Carla Melucci Ardito)
38. "What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life." (Emil Brunner)
39. "Deep breaths are like little love notes to your body." (Unknown)
40. "All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man… the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports." (Chief Seattle)

Can you think of any other sayings about breathing and air that I've forgotten here? Then always come up with your ideas in the comments!

What is air and what is it made of?

Air is a mixture of gases and consists mainly of Nitrogen (about 78.08 percent) and Oxygen (about 20.95 percent) - and is supplemented by a small amount of noble gases (e.g. argon and helium) and trace substances (e.g. carbon dioxide and methane).

How to breathe correctly?

Shallow breathing caused by stress can lead to fatigue. The healthiest breathing in this regard is the Full or abdominal breathing. In full breathing, you first inhale through the nose into the belly, then into the flanks and then into the chest area - and then out again. If you prefer abdominal breathing, just leave out the flanks when breathing in.

Why does breathing help against stress?

In stressful situations, breathing is faster and shallower. Conscious slow and steady breaths can slow down the heartbeat and lower blood pressure in such moments - and thus also reduce the Reduce stress level. This works, among other things, because our Muscles relax and our attention is directed to the breath will.

Using The Best Quotes About Air And Breathing For Inspiration

Whether you're breathing deeply, meditatively and deliberately, smelling the moist, fresh air after a rain, or feeling the energy of a full breath during an athletic session, breathing consciously is always a healing experience.

Just consider the sayings and wisdoms from this collection of quotes as invitations to the Concentration on your breath, to mindfulness and appreciation of the air that surrounds us.

In conclusion, I have here some further articles for you that fit more mindfulness and conscious breathing in everyday life:

• Air pollution - What everyone can do about it
• Attract children to the fresh air - What parents can do
• Mental regeneration - How to give your brain a break
• Live lighter - It's that easy!

I really hope that this collection of sayings has helped you. Do you have any questions, suggestions or can you think of more breath quotes? Then I look forward to your comment!

Stay Inspired,

PS: Calm breathing can help you with this to become more relaxed. In addition, it is beneficial if you are aware of the following in your private and professional life more time for yourself in the first place. You can learn more about this in the two linked articles. Have fun!

References:
₁ Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH: Respiratory rate, respiratory intensity and respiratory control (as at: 08.02.2021), available at https://mein.sanofi.de/themen/atem/atemfrequenz-atemintensitaet-und-atemkontrolle. [16.06.2023].