Feels Quote by Duane Elgin

Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with…

— Duane Elgin

It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.

— Duane Elgin

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity…

— Duane Elgin

An elegant simplicity is an understated, organic aesthetic that contrasts with the excess of consumerist lifestyles. Drawing from influences ranging from Zen to the…

— Duane Elgin

“To live sustainably, we must live efficiently - not misdirecting or squandering the earth's precious resources. To live efficiently, we must live peacefully for…

— Duane Elgin

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

— Duane Elgin

Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the…

— Duane Elgin

Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly…

— Duane Elgin

Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in…

— Duane Elgin

Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.

— Duane Elgin

To live more simply is to unburden our lives - to live more lightly, cleanly, aerodynamically. It is to establish a more direct, unpretentious…

— Duane Elgin

I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.

— Duane Elgin