Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things.
-Eric butterworth
“Well, all I need is the air I breathe and a place to rest my head.”
― Hal Leonard
“Life already has so many boundaries and pressures - why add more in the garden?”
― Felder Rushing
"People say "I want peace." If you remove I (ego), and your want (desire), you are left with peace."
- Satya Sai Baba
“Simplicity is the peak of civilization.”
- Jessie Sampter
"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."
- Charles Mingus
"Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires."
- Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“...there are often many things we feel we should do that, in fact, we don't really have to do. Getting to the point where we can tell the difference is a major milestone in the simplification process.”
― Elaine St. James
“It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Never let ANYONE tell you how you're supposed to look or how you're supposed to live your life. It's YOUR LIFE so think for yourself.
-Sonya Parker
“You do not need many possessions to have a happy life.”
“Live by your own sacred standard.”
“We must not only aim to make a living but to live life.”
“I would rather live a joyful simple life, doing what I love, than to be unhappy and rich.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita
“Simple minded people find simple solutions to their problems”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“The people who keep their lifestyle natural as much as possible to the decency level meet quite often in life a beautiful person.”
― Anuj Somany