Quotes: Pearl S. Buck

"Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness." 

–– Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer 

Source: Daily Philosopher Instagram, September 2, 2024. 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2024, p. 27.

Quotes: Florence Scovel Shinn

"Do not neglect the day of small things, for little beginnings have big endings." 

–– Florence Scovel Shinn (1871-1940), American artist and book illustrator

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook L 2024, p. 14. 

Quotes: Dale Carnegie

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will take care of themselves."

–– Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), American writer and lecturer

via: Day In & Day Out Notes, 2024, p. 52. 

Quotes: Emily Dickinson

"If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things."

–– Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), American poet 

Quotes: Robert Brault

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize that they were the big things." 

–– Robert Brault, American writer 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2018 f, 2018, p. 12.

Quotes: Virginia Woolf

"Let us not take it for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small."  

–– Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), English writer, critic, & publisher 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook,  2017 a, p. 19.

Women's quotes: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

"If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough."  

–– Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (b. 1938), Liberian politician and Africa's first female president