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We live in a society either scarred by scarcity or spoiled by luxury. We have no idea how much is enough. We don't know when… — Sharif Abdullah
Excess and deficiency are equally at fault. — Confucius
Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions. — Duane Elgin
As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of material accumulation was too high… — Duane Elgin
It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity. — Duane Elgin
I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious. — Duane Elgin
To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life. — Duane Elgin
America of the future will be all malls connected by interstates. All because your parents no longer can their own tomatoes. — Garrison Keillor
We will have to give up taking things for granted, even the apparently simple things. — John Desmond Bernal
In the end, what affects your life most deeply are things too simple to talk about. — Nell Blaine
The world has become too full of many things, an over furnished room. — Freya Stark
Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being. — Peter Matthiessen
One remarkable feature of the devotional masters is the incredible sense of uniform witness in the midst of such diverse personalities... and the necessity of… — Richard J. Foster
I recommend to you holy simplicity. — Saint Francis de Sales
Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is known in simplicity,… — Albert Schweitzer
If you are wise, you will dread a prosperity which only loads you with more. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am strongly drawn to the simple life and am often oppressed by the feeling that I am engrossing an unnecessary amount of the labour… — Albert Einstein
A simple life is its own reward. — George Santayana
Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously. — Unknown Author
Who lives content with little possesses everything. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

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