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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.— Leonardo da Vinci
A simple life is not a small one. These quotes about simplicity and minimalism remind you what really matters. Less stuff, more time, more space to breathe. That is a good trade.
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More topics ›Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.— Leonardo da Vinci
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.— Henry David Thoreau, Walden
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.— Hans Hofmann
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.— William Morris
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.— Confucius
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.— Plato
Out of clutter, find simplicity.— Albert Einstein
He who is contented is rich.— Lao Tzu
Less is more.— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.— Seneca
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.— Voltaire
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.— Lao Tzu
To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.— Lao Tzu
The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.— Chuck Palahniuk
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.— Henry David Thoreau
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms.— Allen H. Neuharth
Make the most of your regrets. To regret deeply is to live afresh.— Henry David Thoreau
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.— Charles Dudley Warner
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.— Paulo Coelho
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.— Oscar Wilde
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.— William James
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.— Plato
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.— Lao Tzu
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things.— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
You can't reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday's junk.— Louise Smith
The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don't.— Joshua Becker
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.— Henry David Thoreau
A life of inner peace, being in harmony with yourself, is the greatest treasure.— Anonymous