Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.

Maya Angelou
About This Quote

Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift. "Living well" is about embracing the simple pleasures in life--the beauty of nature, the warmth of friends, the kindness of strangers, and nature's countless gifts.

Source: Wouldnt Take Nothing For My Journey Now

Some Similar Quotes
  1. We accept the love we think we deserve. - Stephen Chbosky
  2. He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give... - Bob Marley
  3. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. - Suzanne Collins
  4. I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How... - Mother Teresa
  5. If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. - Haruki Murakami
More Quotes By Maya Angelou
  1. I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
  2. Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
  3. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
  4. First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
  5. We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into our sightto liberate us into life. Love arrivesand in its train come ecstasiesold memories of pleasureancient histories of pain. Yet if we are bold, love strikes...
Related Topics