Quotes about Small things

May we remember to measure beauty and joy in our lives by brilliance and not by size or length of time -- many times, great beauty and joy are found in very small things and in very brief moments. 

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit, and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.