34 Quotes About Simple-pleasures

Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ...

I drank, sucking the blood out of the holes, experiencing for the first time since infancy the special pleasure of sucking nourishment, the body focused with the mind upon one vital source.

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

The simplest things are overlooked. And yet, it is the simplest things that are the most essential.

Shopping is a wonderful stress reliever, so take your loved ones shopping. Shop for experience; Shop for knowledge; Shop for awe; Shop for memories that will last you a lifetime.

I have been hiding. I have called it waiting so far. But waiting is really hiding. Some days I worry that I will die in hiding. That I will go, not even having lived the glorious richness of an ordinary life filled with routines.

Uncompromising purpose and the search for eternal truth have an unquestionable sex appeal for the young and high-minded; but when a person loses the ability to take pleasure in the mundane--in the cigarette on the stoop or the gingersnap in the bath--she had probably put herself in unnecessary danger.

The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited.

Simple pleasures are best.