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Small Things Quotes (page 4)

Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. Andre Maurois
Being in your mid-thirties brought benefits, I reminded myself. You began to appreciate tidiness, smallness, things in their place. This is the shape your life has taken, I said. Be existential. Go to sleep. Wally Lamb
He was perfectly capable of looking after himself, although after his marriage he had lost the knack for it. He missed the comfort of all the small things Charlotte did for him,but these were nothing compared to the loneliness. There was no one to talk to, with whom to share his feelings, to laugh, or to simply speak of the day.And he missed the sound of the children's voices, giggling, their running footsteps, their incessant questions and demands for his attention or approval. No one... Anne Perry
As the clockwork of the millennia moved a notch in front of their eyes, it had taken their thoughts from small things and reminded them of how vulnerable they were to time. Mark Helprin
When a man looks at the stars, he grows calm and forgets small things. They answer his questions and show him that his earth is only one of the million worlds. Hold your soul still and look upward often, and you will understand their speech. Never forget the stars. Frances Hodgson Burnett
Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward going. Faith Baldwin
They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world. Tove Jansson
If you don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great. John Piper
All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return. Jodi Picoult
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great..."
For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Lord Dunsany quote: "A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and..."
A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders. Lord Dunsany
Marcel Proust quote: "What a profound significance small things assume when the..."
What a profound significance small things assume when the woman we love conceals them from us. Marcel Proust
Caroline Wozniacki quote: "On grass, it can be the small things that decide a match."
On grass, it can be the small things that decide a match. Caroline Wozniacki
Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things. Bell Hooks
Vernor Vinge quote: "Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things."
Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things. Vernor Vinge

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