Quotes for All
Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don’t make ripples all around you, don’t try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world. Etty Hillesum
Live simply, so that all may simply live. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. Edwin Way Teale
We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live. Ed Begley, Jr.
I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious. Duane Elgin
Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live. Duane Elgin
Look at your own life. Has it become overly complex? Have you found yourself burdened by too many possessions or responsibilities? Take a deep breath and ask yourself: “What steps can I take to reduce the clutter so that I may live simply and joyously?” Douglas Bloch
What steps can I take to reduce the clutter so that I may live simply and joyously? Douglas Bloch
The organized churches must become schools of spiritual discipline where Christians are taught how to own without treasuring (Matt. 6:21); how to possess without, like the rich young ruler, being possessed (Mark 10:22); how to live simply, even frugally, though controlling great wealth and power. Dallas Willard
When the Forbidden Fruit was handed to Adam and Eve, they were allowed the moral choice to accept or decline. I know people who have refused to feast on the money tree. They live simply, within their means, and seem far more content than those who are trying to horde their wealth while clinging to … Read more