145+ Good Night Quotes, Messages, and Blessings - What's Danny Doing (2024)

Whether you’re looking for good night quotes that sum up the joy of sleep, or good night blessings to send someone before bedtime, this list should help.

I’ve curated over 145 goodnight quotes from some of history’s greatest thinkers and wordsmiths. Let’s dive in!

Motivational Good Night Quotes

1. “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” – E. Joseph Cossman
2. “I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” – Stephanie Meyer
3. “I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes.” – Anne Brontë
4. “Yea, all things live forever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten.” – H. Rider Haggard
5. “Tired minds don’t plan well. Sleep first, plan later.” – Walter Reisch
6. “Giving in to sleep is a great opportunity to practice letting go of life.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
7. “Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day” – Dr Matthew Walker
8. “We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds.” – Fitz-James O’Brien
9. “The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.” – Shannon L. Alder
10. “This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all it’s fear pass away.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

11. “There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.” – Edward Lucas

12. “Nighttime can seem longer than the day when you dream big dreams. Daytime lasts longer for people who make their dreams come true.” – Unknown
13. “Never let the darkness or negativity outside affect your inner self. Just wait until morning comes and the bright light will drown out the darkness. Today has been difficult, but tomorrow will be another day.” – Unknown
14. “This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day.” – Bernard Williams
15. “Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking, loving, and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning.” – Elie Wiesel
16. “Night is the wonderful opportunity to take rest, to forgive, to smile, to get ready for all the battles that you have to fight tomorrow.” – Allen Ginsberg
17. “As the night gets dark, let your worries fade. Sleep peacefully knowing you’ve done all you can do for today.” – Roald Dahl
18. “Day is over, night has come. Today is gone, what’s done is done. Embrace your dreams, through the night. Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.” – George Orwell
19. “Having peace, happiness and healthiness is my definition of beauty. And you can’t have any of that without sleep.” – Beyonce
20. “Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.” – Heracl*tus, Fragments

Short Good Night Wishes

21. “Good night, and good luck.” – Edward R. Murrow
22. “My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.” – Kirsty Gallacher
23. “There’s nothing good about goodnight when it means goodbye.” – Jeff Thomas
24. “Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama
25. “There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.” – Homer
26. “Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep.” – Mesut Barazany
27. “Goodnight. Sleep awaits those of us who dare to dream.” – Anthony T. Hincks
28. “Take a deep breath. Inhale peace. Exhale happiness.” – A. D. Posey
29. “An ending is always the start of something new. Good night.” – S.H. BoBu

30. “Man is a genius when he is dreaming.” – Akira Kurosawa

31. “The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.” – Poppy Z. Brite
32. “Never waste any time you can spend sleeping.” – Frank H. Knight
33. “Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…” – William Wordsworth
34. “Before you fall asleep every day, say something positive to yourself.” – Enid Bagnold
35. “Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
36. “Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.” – Margaret Wise Brown
37. “May the good memories of today lull you to sleep.” – Kate Summer
38. “A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” – Irish proverb
39. “Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.” – William Shakespeare
40. “I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” – Sarah Williams

Good Night Sweet Dreams Quotes

41. “Sweet dreams, good night, may your tomorrow be so bright.” – Kate Summers
42. “The day is over, it’s time for rest. Sleep well, my dear, you did your best.” – Catherine Pulsifer
43. “There’s no night without stars.” – Andre Norton
44. “Don’t fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed.” – Edmund Vance Cooke
45. “How did it get so late so soon?”- Dr. Seuss
46. “Now the sun turns out his light. Good night sleep tight…” – The Beatles
47. “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.” – William Shakespeare
48. “I wish for you a good night of sleep, sweet dreams, and a smiling morning.” – Debasish Mridha

49. “No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” – Carrie Snow

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50. “Night falls fast. Today is in the past.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay.
51. “Sleep is the best time to repair, but it’s hard to get a good night’s rest when we don’t dial the inner chatter down.” – Kris Carr.
52. “Good night, slept tight, awake full of joy at the morning light.” – Theodore Higgingsworth
53. “Goodnight. Let the stars light the way to where your dreams can be found awaiting your arrival.” – Anthony T. Hincks
54. “Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.” – Rumi
55. “Let the night take you. Let the stars evaporate into your dreams. Let sleep be the only comfort for you to believe.” – Anthony Liccione

Quotes for Good Night Messages

56. “Listen to the night sky; the mockingbird always sings you my lullaby.” – Jmemo
57. “When you wake up with a song stuck in your head, it means an angel sang you to sleep.” – Denise Baer
58. “All I wish is that the nights when we are together would never end. When we are apart, I cannot bear it. Good night, my love.” – Unknown
59. “Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” – Mahatma Gandhi
60. “Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.” – St. Jerome
61. “Night has come. It is time for you to sleep, my love, so we can be happy tomorrow as we usually are.” – Ambika
62. “May the nights always be aglow with the bliss of the day, with unharmed hands and feet and kissed cheeks.” – Sanober Khan
63. “I can’t close my eyes without you in my dreams.” – Luke Bryan
64. “I love you begins with ‘I’ but ends with ‘you.” – Charles de Leusse
65. “You’ll be the last thing I think of before I fall asleep and the first thing I think of when I wake up.” – A.G. Henley
66. “Sleep is still most perfect, in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved. The warmth, the security, and peace of soul, the utter comfort from the touch of the other, knits the sleep, so that it takes the body and soul completely in its healing.” – D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers
67. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson
68. “Good night, dear friend! I say good night to thee. Across the moonbeams, tremulous and white, bridging all space between us.” – Hester A. Benedict
69. “An ending is always the start of something new. Good night.” – S.H. BoBu

70. “And I start sleeping and dreaming and I think I’ll dream about you all through the night.” – John Mayer

71. “It all comes down to that one person you always think about before you fall asleep at night. And text “Good Morning” as soon as you wake up.” – Jonathan Anthony Burkett
72. “There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.” – Charlotte Bronte
73. “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” – George Sand
74. “Take a look out your window now. Although we may be apart at the moment we can both gaze up at the same moon. Good night.” – Sid Mohanty
75. “I don’t wanna close my eyes, I don’t wanna fall asleep, cuz I’d miss you, babe, and I don’t wanna miss a thing.” – Aerosmith
76. “Old dreams come in the still twilight to kiss goodnight…” – Frank L. Stanton
77. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
78. “My night has become a sunny dawn because of you.” – Ibn Abbad
79. “Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive.” – Unknown
80. “Although I love the stars that dot the night sky, I love the stars in your eyes even more. While I sleep, I will think about my favorite stars and wait to be with you again. – Unknown

Funny Good Night Love Quotes

81. “My idea of a good night out is staying in.” – Martin Freeman
82. “There is something that is big, warm and fuzzy. Before you get too many ideas, you should know that it is a good night hug sent from me to you!” – Unknown
83. “I think the best way to get a good night sleep is to work hard throughout the day. If you work hard and, of course, work out.” – William H. McRaven
84. “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” – Ernest Hemingway
85. “Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” – Anthony Burgess
86. “Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. What more is there to say than goodnight?” – Jimmy Durante
87. “It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.” – Eddie Cantor
88. “Happiness consists of getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.” – Robert A. Heinlein
89. “There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night’s sleep.” – E.W. Howe

90. “When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.” – Tom Hodgkinson

91. “Any kid will run any errand for you if you ask at bedtime.” – Red Skelton
92. “And generally, when people say good night, they keep their tongues to themselves.” – Meg Cabot
93. “No wonder Sleeping Beauty looked so good… she took long naps, never got old, and didn’t have to do anything but snore to get her Prince Charming.” – Olive Green
94. “That’s the advantage of insomnia. People who go to bed early always complain that the night is too short, but for those of us who stay up all night, it can feel as long as a lifetime. You get a lot done.” – Banana Yoshimoto
95. “Sometimes I’m so tired, I look down at what I’m wearing, and if it’s comfortable enough to sleep in, I don’t even make it into my pajamas. I’m looking down, and I’m like, ‘t-shirt and stretchy pants? Yup, that’s fine. It’s pajama-y, good night’.”- Rebecca Romijn
96. “Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.” – Alphonse Allais
97. “Sleep is God. Go worship.” – Jim Butcher, Death Masks

Good Night Blessings

98. “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker“
99. “Dear Jesus, teach me to daily lay my burdens at your feet. Show me I can trust in your loving care. Grant me, your beloved, the nourishing blessing of rest and peaceful sleep.” – Rachel Olsen
100. Heavenly Father, who gives rest to His children — will You wash over me a peace that passes all understanding as I lay down to sleep tonight? I ask that You would ease the load of the burdens I am carrying.” – Lysa TerKeurst
101. “May God give you peace and sound mind as you lay down to sleep tonight. Have a splendid night.” – Unknown
102. “Oh Lord, Go with each of us to rest; if any awake, temper to them the dark hours of watching; and when the day returns, return to us, our sun and comforter, and call us up with morning faces and with morning hearts, eager to labor, eager to be happy, and if the day be marked for sorrow, strong to endure it.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
103. “Jesus, tender shepherd, hear me. Bless this little lamb tonight. Through the darkness be down near me, keep me safe till morning light.” – Mary Duncan
104. “Thank God for everything good that has happened during the day and wish everyone else a good night. Afterward, take a deep breath and sleep tight while dreaming of me. Sweet dreams.” – Romancebetweenthelines.com
105. “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because God’s already been there.” – Unknown
106. “To have a good night, give all your worries, and concerns to God in prayer.” – Catherine Pulsifer

107. “Good night! God keep you till the morning and guard you safe from every harm, I pray.” – Lyliam Williams

108. “As you go to bed tonight, sleep with the knowledge that God sees your plights and hears your cries, and in due time will grant you the desires of your heart. Good night.” – Unknown
109. “Before you fall asleep at night, thank God for three things that happened during the day.” – Robert Morgan
110. “Life without sleeping does not exist, day without night is not the blessing, this your time to enjoy God’s nature inside of you with your eyes closed.” – Unknown
111. “Put yourself in God’s hands tonight and pray that He will lead you in the right direction. Then simply let go and trust Him, believing that you will sense God’s direction and that He will bring you the peace you need.” – David C. Cook
112. “Go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”- Victor Hugo
113. “I want to say good night to you, but I’m thinking how. I just pray to god to keep you tonight.” – Priyanshu Singh
114. “Only trust in God can transform doubts into certainty, evil into good, night into radiant dawn.” – Pope Francis
115. “The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God!” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
116. “Lord, thank You for providing a rest for my soul that’s not attached to a person or experience. You created me for this rest, and I accept it now. Help me fully trust You with my heart. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” – Glynnis Whitwer

Instagram-Worthy Goodnight Quotes

117. “Take a deep breath. Inhale peace. Exhale happiness.” – A. D. Posey
118. “Melancholy were the sounds on a winter’s night.” – Virginia Woolf
119. “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” – Bernard Williams
120. “The night is very large and full of wonders.” – Lord Dunsany
121. “A well-spent day brings happy sleep.” – Leonardo da Vinci
122. “Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
123. “One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.” – Germaine Gree

124. “The night is the perfect time to dream it all up again, exactly the way you want it to be.” – Jack Johnson

125. “Under the stars, anything is possible” – Unknown
126. “The night sky is a beautiful canvas where stars paint their own stories.” – Unknown
127. “The night is dark and full of terrors.” – Game of Thrones
128. “The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” – Carl Sandburg
129. “At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still, you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space.” – Natalie Wood
130. “The night is always darkest before the dawn.” – Thomas Fuller
131. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
132. “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” – Dylan Thomas

Quotes About the Night and Sleep

133. “Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.” – Desiderius Erasmus
134. “The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
135. “The night is longer than a day for those who dream & day is longer than night for those who make their dreams come true.” – Jack Kerouac
136. “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” – David Bowie
137. “The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand.” – Frederick L. Knowles
138. “The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” – William Morris
139. “Watch for good times to retreat into yourself. Frequently meditate on how good God is to you.” – Thomas a Kempis

140. “True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.” – William Penn

141. “I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.” – Harold Wilson
142. “Dreaming of you is my greatest escape.” – Perry Poetry
143. “If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow.” – Orson Scott Card
144. “The first recipe for happiness is to avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.” – Andr Maurois
145. “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” – Mandy Hale
146. “In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.” – Knute Nelson
147. “Sleep is a regenerative process where we heal and where our neurons build strong connections. It’s like a fountain of youth that we dive into every night.” – Mikhail Varshavski

Enjoy These Good Night Quotes, Messages, and Blessings

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