Robert Herrick Quotes

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

Does the world satisfy thee? Then thou hast thy reward & portion in this life; make much of it, for thou shalt know no other joy

The ideal is to live forever, right? Or to live right now and just be grateful that I feel good. I'm definitely grateful for every second that I'm alive. At this point in my life, I definitely take time out throughout the day to just stop and be like, "Everything is cool." It's as good as it's gonna be, because it only gets worse.

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

I'm happy, and I think being happy keeps you looking young.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

I'm really happy in my life.

I never thought I'd be using this phrase, but the pursuit of happiness - that's my right.

What better is there to sigh for than happiness, yesterday's or tomorrow's.

No matter how happy I had been in the past I do not long for it. The present is always the moment for which I love.

We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.

None would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give.

Even though we sometimes would not get a thing, we were happy with the joy the day would bring.

People get too caught up in what they don't have and get bogged down as a result. There's joy in the present. It's important to just make the most of the these moments we have. Keep an eye on the future, but don't forget to enjoy NOW.

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.

The sun don't shine forever, but as long as it's here, then we might as well shine together.

If you don't develop your skill at enjoying what you have, you won't be any happier when you get more.

Look to the present. The great disease of 'I will be happy when ...' is sweeping the world. You know the symptoms. You start thinking: I'll be happy when I get that ... BMW ... promotion ... status ... money. The only way to cure the disease is to find happiness and meaning now.

May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

I think I'm someone who is pretty happy with themselves and pretty content where they are in life. I want to share my happiness and hopefully enrich people's lives that I come into contact with.

Every moment is a moment of happiness.

And we'll never be as young as we are right now

There's no future in our past. Just experience. We want to return to it, but we don't want to close the door on it either.