“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900.It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.” -E.F. “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.” -Vernon Howard, 1918.“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.” -Elise Boulding, 1920.“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” -Thich Nhat Hanh, 1926.Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements.” -The Dalai Lama, 1935. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. “If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come.Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter.” -Harold Kushner, 1935. “Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power.“The simplest things are often the truest.” -Richard Bach, 1936.“Any half-awake materialist well knows – that which you hold holds you.” – Tom Robbins, 1936.“The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn’t simple.” -Doris Janzen Longacre, 1940. We crave things we neither need nor enjoy.” -Richard Foster, 1940s. It is psychotic because it has completely lost touch with reality. “We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. This is a middle way that moves between the extremes of poverty and indulgence.” -Duane Elgin, 1940s. It’s a more demanding intention of living with balance.
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