The little things… The things like a sweet mink, a chuckle, a pat on the shoulder, a little flower in a book from years ago, a photograph from your childhood, homemade pasta, a drive in the rain, a sunny day, laying in the garden… All these beautiful little moments that make life magical. These little things matter.
And so do the little things that bring the greatest pain. The things like not saying anything, not looking as they talk, laughing when they share something, a sentence blurted out in anger, a moment too late, a moment too soon, not listening, forgetting… All these little things ruin the beauty of life. These little things matter.
Today let’s appreciate the importance of these little things and be conscious of life, of what we do. The little things make up the big things…
Little Things Matter Quotes
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“Find magic in the little things, and the big things you always expected will start to show up.”
― Isa Zapata
“Stay in awe of life. The little things are the big things. It’s a fundamental shift in personal identity and experiencing your world with joy.”
― Richie Norton
“One word can end a fight; One hug can start a friendship; One smile can bring Unity; One person can change your entire life!”
― Israelmore Ayivor
“It’s the little things, I expect. Little treasures we find without knowing their origin. And they come when we least expect them. It’s beautiful, when you think about it.”
― T.J. Klune
“If you can see the little things and the small details around you as big things, you’re enlightened!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.”
― Andy Warhol
“Do the little things. In the future when you look back, they’d have made the greatest change.”
― Nike Thaddeus
“No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don’t have.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson
“Never underestimate the power of a simple smile, a kind word or the acknowledgement of another. Little gestures can move mountains.”
― David Cuschieri
“Charity is any kind act. No matter how little it may appear before others.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo
“Only by being obsessed with little things do amazing things emerge.”
― Andy Dunn
“Handle the little things well; for they become the great things.”
― Flo Falayi
“Let me tell you something big: Give importance to little things!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
“It’s always the little things that make the big things happen.”
― Jeffrey Fry
“I believe that no matter what situation in life you find yourself, there is room for you to take control of little things, which ultimately adds up to big things.”
― Lisa J. Shultz
“A little “thank you” that you will say to someone for a “little favour” shown to you is a key to unlock the doors that hide unseen “greater favours”. Learn to say “thank you” and why not?”
― Israelmore Ayivor
“Never overlook the littlest things that can mean pure happiness to someone else.”
― Mischa Temaul
“Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.”
― Kazuko Okakura
“I’m not sure why, but when a person expects something to last forever, they don’t notice the little things. It’s only when the clock is ticking all those little things add up and become bigger.”
― Shannon Wiersbitzky
“It costs nothing to say please and thank you. But forgetting those magic words can cost you everything.”
― Frank Sonnenberg
“The little things make the happiest lives.”
― Jenim Dibie
“It’s no big thing, but you make big things out of little things sometimes.”
― Robert Duvall
“Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.”
― Danny Wallace
“Life is just a lot of everyday adventures.”
― Carol Ryrie Brink
“Make a situation to laugh in this moment, then see your day today will look like tomorrow to you”
― Bhaskar Gautam
“Great ideas emerges from useless fragments of thoughts.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson
“Little jobs require little men, and it’s the little jobs that keep a kingdom running.”
― David Eddings
“While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.”
― Saint Francis de Sales
“True and sincere one always remembers how to make you happy by doing little things.”
― Ghazala Muhammad Ali
“It’s a tough life, she’d said. “It’s the little things that get us through the day.”
― Jeffery Deaver
“Find gratitude in the little things and your well of gratitude will never run dry.”
― Antonia Montoya
“Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.”
― Terry McAuliffe
“Small accomplishments can make you feel like a winner too.”
― Christina Casino
“It’s so important in marriage to let the little things go and let the pride go. Forgiveness is so important, and communication. Don’t major on the minors.”
― Kimberly Schlapman
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.”
― Frank A. Clark
“The little things amount to big things.”
― Robin S. Sharma
“He who does not wish for little things does not deserve big things.”
― Belgian proverb
“There is a thing of joy in doing or paying attention to little, teeny-tiny things. These are what I call ‘pockets of happiness’.”
― Udayakumar DS
“I think it’s important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.”
― Paula Cole
“If you want to turn your life around, start enjoying the little things in life with a big, big smile.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya
“The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.”
― Georg C. Lichtenberg
“I have noticed that most times, the least that you give out is the best that someone really needs. So, don’t always wait till you have something big to give before you do so! Someone’s “big” is your “little”!”
― Israelmore Ayivor
“I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things… I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.”
― Leo Buscaglia
“It’s the little things that make life worthwhile; like breakfast in bed, every now and then.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman
“True greatness consists in being great in little things.”
― Charles Simmons
“The little moments which mean nothing to you now, will mean everything later in life. Little things like being able to go to your mom’s birthday party, eating breakfast with your grandma, spending time with your brother, and driving the roads you grew up on; will make all the difference later in life.”
― Zachariah Renfro
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
― Robert Brault
“It’s the little things that keep us going.”
― Richie Norton
“Little things over time make big differences, as true for depletion as it is for progress.”
― Shellen Lubin
“And I just let those little things slip out of my mouth, words like I miss you. Please come back and see how much I do. Listen to the soft voice in your heart, all those little things that made up the greatness of our love.”
― Rolf van der Wind
“The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.” — Ernest Dimnet
“Little things console us because little things afflict us.”
― Blaise Pascal
“It wasn’t any one thing that went wrong, it was a hundred little things.”
― Jane Harper
“No matter how small, every life has a soul.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
― John Wooden
“Dust is the parent of a star!”
― Munia Khan
“It’s a big world but we are small. Every little thing matters a lot.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya
“Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.”
― Georges Bernanos
“Every big castle was once started with a single block; despise no small beginnings. A little step taken every day builds up the hope of greater accomplishments. Do something every day!”
― Israelmore Ayivor
“It’s the little things that count, hundreds of ‘em.”
― Cliff Shaw
