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It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.
Sep 17, 2025
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.
How many things are there which I do not want.
Live simply that others might simply live.
The simplest things are often the truest.
The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple.
A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
I believe we would be happier to have a personal revolution in our individual lives and go back to simpler living and more direct thinking.
My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.
If one's life is simple, contentment has to come.
The quality of life is so different in France. There is the possibility of living a simple life. I would never contemplate raising my daughter in LA. I would never raise any child there.
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying.
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.
There is nothing more beautiful than living a simple life in this complex universe!
Live simply so that others may simply live.
First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.
Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain common work as it comes certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of life.
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.
It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
If you don't know where you're going any road will do