Aldous Huxley Quotes

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

It's always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.

I think sometimes we forget what we have, and occasionally it's important to remind ourselves.

Children may not notice the positive moments in life unless we point them out to them.

I don't take anything for granted.

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.

It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

Don't think that the things around you don't count, because they do.

Don't let anything sneak past you. Don't say, 'Well, oh, I'll take a picture and put it in my photograph album.' I notice it now. I love it now. And I am grateful for it now.

We all take life for granted, one way or another.

I don't take anything for granted anymore, I'll tell you that.

Sometimes I stop, take a step back, and realise how good I've got it.

I don't want to take things for granted.

Sometimes you don't realise what you've got, because it's right in front of you.

People grew lazy. They knew too many blessings, and so lost the ability to appreciate what they had

We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.

We very quickly forget about the wonderful things we've got. People lose their excitement because there's too much. Basically we're experiencing nothing, because everything is available to us.

I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.

Families, particularly, tend to be the ones that you take the most for granted. They seem to slip under the radar, all those important things - it almost becomes second nature to do so.

I think that when you don't look at the good things around you, that you lose sight of all those good things. And you're not going to enjoy your life.

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.

We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted.