40 Quotes About Simple Living

There are few things more tranquil than a peaceful, secluded lake. A warm, sunny day on the water is like a balm for the soul. And when you’re lucky enough to live near such a place, it’s easy to think that nothing else in the world matters. But we all know that life is full of ups and downs and it can be difficult to maintain peace in our hearts when there are so many other things to worry about Read more

With his simple-living quotes, Timeless Wisdom can help you overcome any obstacles in your way and achieve your goals and dreams.

Let me wake up next to you, have coffee in...
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Let me wake up next to you, have coffee in the morning and wander through the city with your hand in mine, and I'll be happy for the rest of my fucked up little life. Charlotte Eriksson
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I do not particularly like the word 'work.' Human beings are the only animals who have to work, and I think that is the most ridiculous thing in the world. Other animals make their livings by living, but people work like crazy, thinking that they have to in order to stay alive. The bigger the job, the greater the challenge, the more wonderful they think it is. It would be good to give up that way of thinking and live an easy, comfortable life with plenty of free time. I think that the way animals live in the tropics, stepping outside in the morning and evening to see if there is something to eat, and taking a long nap in the afternoon, must be a wonderful life. For human beings, a life of such simplicity would be possible if one worked to produce directly his daily necessities. In such a life, work is not work as people generally think of it, but simply doing what needs to be done. . Masanobu Fukuoka
The joy of a simple life is the greatest satisfaction.
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The joy of a simple life is the greatest satisfaction. Laila Ibrahim
Endeavor to live a simple life, but filled with complex...
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Endeavor to live a simple life, but filled with complex love. AuliqIce
When the living gets unburdened with needs and desires, the...
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When the living gets unburdened with needs and desires, the life becomes simple and easy to carry. Shashi
Simplicity is the beauty of souls.
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Simplicity is the beauty of souls. Lailah Gifty Akita
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I have spent many an hour, when I was younger, floating over its surface as the zephyr willed, having paddled my boat to the middle, and lying on my back across the seats, in a summer forenoon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the boat touching the sand, and I arose to see what shore my fates had impelled me to; days when idleness was the most attractive and productive industry. Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly; nor do I regret that I did not waste more of them in the workshop or the teacher's desk. Henry David Thoreau
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I have spent many an hour, when I was younger, floating over its surface as the zephyr willed, having paddled my boat to the middle, and lying on my back across the seats, in a summer forenoon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the boat touching the sand, and I arose to see what shore my fates had impelled me to; days when idleness was the most attractive and productive industry. Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly . Henry David Thoreau
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The troubles of modern life come from being divorced from nature. Isaac Asimov
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The change from self-centeredness to human-centeredness is the key to peaceful existence. Lailah Gifty Akita
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If I should sell both my forenoons and afternoons to society, as most appear to do, I am sure that for me there would be nothing left worth living for. I trust that I shall never thus sell my birthright for a mess of pottage. I wish to suggest that a man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living. . Henry David Thoreau
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We must not only aim to make a living but to live life. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Without a regular pay for two years, I appreciate the timeless provisions of God. Lailah Gifty Akita
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We ought to compliment and not to compete with one another. Lailah Gifty Akita
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You do not need many possessions to have a happy life. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Live simply, share your wealth with others. Lailah Gifty Akita
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I would rather live a joyful simple life, doing what I love, than to be unhappy and rich. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The greatest life is the joy of contentment. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The greatest life is joy of contentment. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Live by your own sacred standard. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Happiness is a great contentment. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Don’t make your life complicated. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Live a simple life, doing what you love. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Never envy others. Be happy and love your work. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Before researchers become researchers they should become philosophers. They should consider what the human goal is, what it is that humanity should create. Doctors should first determine at the fundamental level what it is that human beings depend on for life.. Modern scientific agriculture, on the other hand, has no such vision. Research wanders about aimlessly, each researcher seeing just one part of the infinite array of natural factors which affect harvest yields. Even though it is the same quarter acre, the farmer must grow his crops differently each year in accordance with variations in weather, insect populations, the condition of the soil, and many other natural factors. Nature is everywhere in perpetual motion; conditions are never exactly the same in any two years. Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experiences. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer. Masanobu Fukuoka
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The simple things in life are the greatest gifts. Bryant McGill
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If we could eliminate the concept of town and return to live in small villages, all world problems were solved. Rossana Condoleo
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The beauty of the soul is wrapped in modest fashion. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Simplicity is complex. It's never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking. Richie Norton
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By simplifying our lives, we rediscover our child-like stalk of innocents that reconnects us with the central resin of our innate humanity that knows truth and goodness. To see the world through a lens of youthful rapture is to see life for what it can be and to see for ourselves what we wish to become. In this beam of newly discovered ecstasy for life, we realize the splendor of love, life, and the unbounded beauty of the natural world. Kilroy J. Oldster
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The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited. Kilroy J. Oldster
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The easiest way to combat greed is by recognizing the value of contentment and simplicity. Donald L. Hicks
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The more things we accumulate, the more cluttered our lives become, and the more stressed we feel as we are compelled to think about them. Life is about people not about things. Natalie Vellacott
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It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety. Henry David Thoreau
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Real luxury is not working like a maniac to take an expensive vacation--it is living a life you enjoy every day. Kathy Gottberg
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Make art and live simply. Shawn Lukas
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Simplicity, is the best city to live in... Muhammad Zaki
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A lady once offered me a mat, but as I had no room to spare within the house, nor time to spare within or without to shake it, I declined it, preferring to wipe my feet on the sod before my door. It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil. Henry David Thoreau
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I could smell an arrogance, it was my cheap fragrance. Toba Beta