Most of us don't know about happiness until it's over.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We often only recognize happiness after it has ended, taking it for granted while it lasts.
- In plain terms
- We don’t notice happiness until it’s gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate joyful moments while they happen.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you notice joy now?
- What habits help you stay present?
Another view
Some people may be aware of happiness in the moment.
More from Claudette Colbert
Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.
Permalink to quote #10 Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy - the mother.
Permalink to quote #12 It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.
Permalink to quote #9
Related quotes
In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.
Ancius BoethiusAncius Boethius quote #3 Who hath so entire happiness that he is not in some part offended with the condition of his estate?
Ancius BoethiusAncius Boethius quote #4 As you identify less and less with the 'me,' you will be more at ease with everybody and with everything. Do you know why? Because you are no longer afraid of …
Anthony de MelloAnthony de Mello quote #7