Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes

It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done.

Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.

The most simple things can bring the most happiness.

It doesn't take much to make me happy.

I don't want to wake up and not truly be enjoying my life and these amazing things around me.

I'm talking about enjoying and finding pleasure and interest and happiness and curiosity every moment.

Life is such a beautiful thing. When you sit for a moment during the day and live that particular moment, everything seems perfect.

I find happiness in the tiniest things.

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

I'm usually just enjoying life.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.

Real joy seems to me almost as unlike security or prosperity as it is unlike agony.

I'm just enjoying my life at the moment.

Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.

The simple things in life make me very happy.

Happiness is very simple and minimal.

I want to stay in the moment and enjoy the great things that are happening.

I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy.

I'm fascinated by simple joy.

The time to be happy is now, and the place to be happy is here.

Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it, you're not even aware; only afterwards do you know you were happy.

I know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving.

Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.

Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have.