Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life. — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple. — Doris Janzen Longacre Copy Share Image
Oh to reach the point of death and realize one has not lived at all. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“If we could eliminate the concept of town and return to live in small villages, all world problems were solved.” — Rossana Condoleo Copy Share Image
Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously. — Annie Chapman Copy Share Image
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
“Forget about the money for a moment. Lose yourself in the wilderness, listen to the music of the softly blowing winds, feel… — Kiran Bisht Copy Share Image
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
Five Life Standards of Voluntary Simplicity Do Justice Learn from the World Community Nurture People Cherish the Natural Order Non-Conform Freely. — Doris Janzen Longacre Copy Share Image
I am strongly drawn to the simple life and am often oppressed by the feeling that I am engrossing an unnecessary amount… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Fiscal prudence, leaving cheaply, self-sufficiency, being close to nature, contenting oneself with simple pleasures, asceticism, routine, and aesthetic austerity: these are the… — Emrys Westacott Copy Share Image
“I have never aspired to be the greatest cook, but rather the greatest at inspiring others to cook. I believe the best… — Alyce Alexandra Copy Share Image
“Even if through simple living and rigorous recycling you stopped your own average Americans annual one ton of garbage production, your per… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
We have to cultivate contentment with what we have. We really don't need much. When you know this, the mind settles down.… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“Living aboard one's sailboat and having neither house nor vehicle nor job, and needing none, would be hubris—the most arrogant presumption—and therefore… — Matthew Goldman Copy Share Image
As a myth of national purpose and as a program for individual conduct, the simple life has, in a sense, served as… — David Shi Copy Share Image
Too many commercials, too many lies Too many celebrities I don't recognize Too many brand names, too many magazines I got so… — Fred Small Copy Share Image
“I do not particularly like the word 'work.' Human beings are the only animals who have to work, and I think that… — Masanobu Fukuoka Copy Share Image
“Before researchers become researchers they should become philosophers. They should consider what the human goal is, what it is that humanity should… — Masanobu Fukuoka Copy Share Image
Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
“I could smell an arrogance, it was my cheap fragrance.” — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident Copy Share Image
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