Simple Quotes

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Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace. — Thomas a Kempis
Respectability and security are subtle traps on life's journey. Those who are drawn to extremes are often nearer to renewal and self-discovery. Those trapped in… — John O'Donohue
The simplicity that all this presupposes is not easy to attain. I find that my life constantly threatens to become complex and divisive. A life… — Thomas Merton
We can make ourselves whole only by accepting our partiality, by living within our limits, by being humans not by trying to be gods. — Wendell Berry
We must redefine the American Dream before we can rebuild the infrastructure on which it is based. — Paolo Soleri
To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path and say yes… — Jim Wallis
There is no obligation on us to be richer, or busier, or more efficient, or more productive, or more progressive, or any way worldlier or… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that… — Duane Elgin
In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people… — Duane Elgin
To be contemplative we must remove the clutter from our lives, surround ourselves with beauty, and consciously, relentlessly, persistently, give clutter away until the tiny… — Joan D. Chittister
All European tradition, Marxism included, has conspired to defy the natural order of all things. Mother Earth has been abused, the powers have been abused,… — Russell Means
There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be… — Dag Hammarskjold
Baseball is the most perfect of games, solid, true, pure and precious as diamonds. If only life were so simple. Within the baselines anything can… — Satchel Paige
I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible. I just throw… — Greg Maddux
Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play — Bobby Knight
I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to me, or didn't… — Kay Redfield Jamison
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big. — Laozi
I've learned to keep things simple. Look at your choices, pick the best one, then go to work with all your heart. — Pat Riley
Unfortunately, the real focus in this country has not been on the rest of the world. It's been on our own issues and our own… — Jeffrey Sachs
Real friends require honesty, openness, and even vulnerability. They also require attention and simple acts of kindness. — Mary Pipher

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