Appreciating the Little Things Quotes

Nothing is too small. Nothing is too, quote-unquote, ordinary or insignificant. Those are the things that make up the measure of our days, and they're the things that sustain us. And they're the things that certainly can become worthy of poetry.

The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations. ...that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high and only allow yourself to be happy when things are exquisite, you'll never be happy and grateful. There will always be some flaw. But compare your experience with lower expectations, especially something not as good, and you'll find much in your experience of the world to love, cherish and enjoy, every single moment.

It's not a big thing, but I guess it's true--big things are often just small things that are noticed.

Enjoy every sandwich.

Today, I choose awareness. I choose to be aware of the beauty of life and living. I choose to be aware of the simple pleasures in life. I choose awareness of joy, awareness of peace, and awareness of love.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.

Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

If you live long enough, lots of nice things happen.

The small things are the big things.

I have always tried to live by the 'awe principle.' That is: Can I find awe, wonder and enchantment in the most mundane things conceivable?

Beauty can be seen in all things.

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs.

It keeps you grounded, you lead a regular life and you appreciate things more.

Life isn't all beer and skittles; few of us have touched a skittle in years.

Life always has an unhappy ending, but you can have a lot of fun along the way, and everything doesn't have to be dripping in deep significance.

Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things.

True wisdom consists in respecting the simple things we do

We Americans are trained to think big, talk big, act big, love big, admire bigness but then the essential mystery is in the small.

Where joy in an old pencil is not absurd.

Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.

There are no little things.

Don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.

People who have little, but much joy, inspire me.

I live to laugh, and I laugh to live.