Andre Gide Quotes

But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.

It isn't the great big pleasures that count the most; it's making a great deal out of the little ones--I've discovered the true secret of happiness, Daddy, and that is to live in the now. Not to be for ever regretting the past, or anticipating the future; but to get the most that you can out of this very instant.

Let your joy be in your journey - not in some distant goal.

The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.

I think my favorite experience is whatever I'm doing now.

How simple it is to see that we can only be happy now, and that there will never be a time when it is not now.

The present is passed over in the race for the future; the here is neglected in favor of the there. Enjoy the moment, even if it means merely a walk in the country.

I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as we can.

Enjoy the moment and appreciate what you have.

Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

It's important to enjoy the moment.

Happiness is found by deeply experiencing the exact moment we are in.

There's only one reason why you're not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it's because you're thinking or focusing on what you don't have....But, right now you have everything you need to be in bliss.

I have to enjoy every moment.

I don't think goal setting is an important basis for a retail business - or for anyone. Most of the time goal setting puts too much energy and attention on being someplace else, instead of helping you appreciate where you are.If I ran a retail store, which I have done in my life, I would go into it from a place of "I am thrilled to be here, and I am honored to be able to serve other people." I would not be telling myself constantly that I have to double my sales in order for me to be happy. I would tell myself, "I am content to be here in this moment, and I love this work."

Be satisfied with what you have.

There is something about the present which we would not exchange, though we were offered a choice of all past ages to live in.

For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.

That man lives happy and in command of himself, who from day to day can say I have lived. Whether clouds obscure, or the sun illumines the following day, that which is past is beyond recall.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available all the time!