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Simplicity Quotes by Duane Elgin
- The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of living with balance.…
- Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with some…
- Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.
- 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…
- It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.
- To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life.
- 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…
- 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…
- Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships…
- The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.
More Simplicity Quotes
- There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development… — Lord Acton
- Our life is what our thoughts make it. — Marcus Aurelius
- What I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity… — Albert Einstein
- All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates,… — Albert Einstein
- Nature has a great simplicity and therefore a great beauty — Richard P. Feynman
- I always go for simplicity. — David Bailey
- It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty… — Honore de Balzac