"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day…

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things” (or “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things”) is a saying that has been printed on many images.

“It was a great talk that Billy Sunday made to the Winthrop girls yesterday morning. He talked to them about the tremendous importance of the little things of life and he made them see how easily the little things were the big things” was printed in The Yorkville Enquirer (York, SC) on January 24, 1922. “The Little Things in Life” is the title of a 1931 song by (Irving Berlin. “The Little Things In Life. That was an inspiration. The whole idea being that the little things in life were the big things and the big things were the little things” was printed in the Giltner (NE) Gazette on April 23, 1931.

“ENJOY the little things in life. DON SEZ: You may look back someday and realize they were the big things” was printed in a classified ad in the Modesto (CA) Bee on November 26, 1992. “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ROBERT BRAULT” was printed in the book What Is Life?: A Bowl of Cherries and Nearly 800 Other Answers (1995) by Ronald B. Shwartz. “‘Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.’—Robert Brault” was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.gossip.celebrities on May 16, 1999. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.~Robert Brault” was posted on Facebook by Robert Brault: Wisdom for the Ages on February 1, 2019

“‘Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.’ Kurt Vonnegut” was printed in the St. Cloud (MN) Times on March 18, 2011. American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) is often credited, but there is no evidence that he said it.

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24 January 1922, The Yorkville Enquirer (York, SC), pg. 4, col. 6:
It was a great talk that Billy Sunday made to the Winthrop girls yesterday morning. He talked to them about the tremendous importance of the little things of life and he made them see how easily the little things were the big things.

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23 October 1925, The Observer and Gazette (Harrow, London, UK), “Influence of the Churches,” pg. 11, col. 2:
The little things in life were generally the big things.

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The Little Things In Life (Irving Berlin) - Played by Lou Gold and His Orchestra
Martin Arnold
Dec 3, 2022
The Little Things In Life (Irving Berlin) - Played by Lou Gold and His Orchestra
With vocal chorus by Charles Lawman
Recorded by ARC / Perfect Records, New York, 14 November, 1930.
This Issue: This Issue: Australian Flexible Bellbird No.336 (Labelled as “Pauls Novelty Orchestra”)
Matrix: 10251
(Lyrics are here.—ed.)

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23 April 1931, Giltner (NE) Gazette, “The Pepper Box, pg. 2, col. 1:
A few months ago, some Tin Pan Alley resident wrote a song called “The Little Things In Life.” To say the song was popular is putting it mildly. A radio program wasn’t complete without it. It wasn’t unusual for one to be able to twist the dial from 0 to 100 and never miss a note.

The Little Things In Life. That was an inspiration. The whole idea being that the little things in life were the big things and the big things were the little things.

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26 November 1992, Modesto (CA) Bee, pg. C-13, col. 2 classified ad:
ENJOY the little things in life.
DON SEZ: You may look back someday and realize they were the big things.
Don’s Mobile Glass

Google Books
What Is Life?:
A Bowl of Cherries and Nearly 800 Other Answers
By Ronald B. Shwartz
Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group
1995
Pg. 67
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
ROBERT BRAULT

Google Groups: alt.gossip.celebrities
Paula Zahn Separated?
Maggie8097
May 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”—Robert Brault

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Nathanael Thompson
Mar 7, 2002, 3:17:38 PM
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
—Robert Brault

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Lonely God
Jan 28, 2004, 5:22:01 AM
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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault

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18 March 2011, St. Cloud (MN) Times, pg. 8A, top right column:
They said it
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.”
Kurt Vonnegut

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Joa
@speakingwinds
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault (NOT Kurt Vonnegut) Pls RT
11:16 PM · Apr 19, 2011

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@tay__row
“enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” -Kurt Vonnegut
6:23 PM · May 8, 2011

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Annemarie Caraway
@annemariebikes
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. -Kurt Vonnegut #wise
11:56 AM · Aug 16, 2011

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Vala Afshar
@ValaAfshar
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things. K Vonnegut | #leadfromwithin #quote
8:09 PM · Nov 25, 2011 from Arlington, MA

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Robert Brault: Wisdom for the Ages
February 1, 2019 at 7:40 PM ·
“Disfruta de las pequeñas cosas, porque tal vez un día vuelvas la vista atrás y te des cuenta de que eran las cosas grandes.”
― Robert Brault
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
~Robert Brault

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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault
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Ups and downs, wins and losses, happiness and sorrows, this is the best life.
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