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title: "20 Necessities Life Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Necessities Life quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Necessities Life sayings and thoughts."
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> [A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/a-library-is-not-a-luxury-but-one-of-the-necessities-of-life/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/man-first-begins-to-philosophize-when-the-necessities-of-life-are/)

[Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/)

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> [Enjoy the necessities of life but eschew the excesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gardner/enjoy-the-necessities-of-life-but-eschew-the-excesses/)

[Ian Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gardner/)

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> [Simply to have all the necessities of life and three meals a day will not bring happiness. Happiness is hidden in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-hays/simply-to-have-all-the-necessities-of-life-and-three-meals-a-day-will/)

[Edward M Hays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-hays/)

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> [Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/jesus-teaches-us-to-put-the-needs-of-the-poor-ahead-of-our-own-our/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [Less is more. Happiness is found close to the necessities of life, not in needless complexity and meaningless multiplicity of choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-dale-scott/less-is-more-happiness-is-found-close-to-the-necessities-of-life-not/)

[Peter Dale Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-dale-scott/)

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> [Take away the distractions of life Take away the necessities of life What are you left with? The person you really are !](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/take-away-the-distractions-of-life-take-away-the-necessities-of-life/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [These days the necessities of life cost you about three times what they used to, and half the time they aren't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/these-days-the-necessities-of-life-cost-you-about-three-times-what/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-rousseau/he-who-has-the-base-necessities-of-life-should-pay-nothing-taxation/)

[Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-rousseau/)

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> [I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sandel/i-am-fortunate-to-have-enough-money-not-to-have-to-worry-about-the/)

[Michael Sandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sandel/)

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> [“When people can afford necessities in life, an increase in income dones not result in a significantly happier life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wiseman/when-people-can-afford-necessities-in-life-an-increase-in-income/)

[Richard Wiseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wiseman/)

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> [I don't think anyone is committing idolatry by wanting to live in any part of the world where they can enjoy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/i-don-t-think-anyone-is-committing-idolatry-by-wanting-to-live-in-any/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

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> [The right to life means that a man has the right to support his life by his own work (on any economic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/the-right-to-life-means-that-a-man-has-the-right-to-support-his-life/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/my-parents-survived-the-great-depression-and-brought-me-up-to-live/)

[David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/)

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> [Life on earth is hard. Competition for the necessities of life is fierce. How ridiculous to believe that the law of harsh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-bear/life-on-earth-is-hard-competition-for-the-necessities-of-life-is/)

[Greg Bear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-bear/)

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> [There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boyd-orr/there-can-be-no-peace-in-the-world-so-long-as-a-large-proportion-of/)

[John Boyd Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boyd-orr/)

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> [No true Latter-Day Saint, while physically or emotionally able will voluntarily shift the burden of his own or his family's well-being to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/no-true-latter-day-saint-while-physically-or-emotionally-able-will/)

[Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/)

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> [“Now, we must admit that there have been times when one of us dared to utter those taboo words, but Mom quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-duggar/now-we-must-admit-that-there-have-been-times-when-one-of-us-dared-to/)

[Jill Duggar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-duggar/)

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> [Simply to have all the necessities of life and three meals a day will not bring happiness. Happiness is hidden in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-hays/simply-to-have-all-the-necessities-of-life-and-three-meals-a-day-will-2/)

[Edward M Hays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-hays/)

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> [In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens, a substantial part of its whole population, who at this very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt/in-this-nation-i-see-tens-of-millions-of-its-citizens-a-substantial/)

[Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt/)

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