Simplicity Quotes

Some of my favorite simplicity quotes for you =)

“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.”
– Lao Tzu

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“If you can focus on doing things that make you happy, you’ll have less of a need for stuff.”
– from The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life by Leo Babauta

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“We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it. “
– Donald Horban

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“Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.”
– Edwin Way Teale

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“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.”
– Elbert Hubbard

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“What is a minimalist life?

It’s one that is stripped of the unnecessary, to make room for that which gives you joy.

It’s a removal of clutter in all its forms, leaving you with peace and freedom and lightness.[…]

A minimalist values quality, not quantity, in all forms”
– from The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life by Leo Babauta

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