Quotes About Simplicity

All the fame I look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

The great man is he that does not lose his child-heart.

Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by.

Flowers are words Which even a babe may understand.

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.

Grateful for the blessing lent of simple tastes and mind content!

He has enough who is contented with little.

Nothing in excess.

It is possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.

We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.

That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

True affluence is not needing anything.

It is the weak and confused who worship the pseudo-simplicities of brutal directness.

It takes immense genius to represent, simply and sincerely, what we see in front of us.

How, then, find the courage for action?... By accepting the human condition more simply and candidly, by dreading troubles less, calculating less, hoping more.

I have learned to have very modest goals for society and myself, things like clean air, green grass, children with bright eyes, not being pushed around, useful work that suits one's abilities, plain tasty food, and occasional satisfying nookie.

One should want only one thing and want it constantly. Then one is sure of getting it. But I desire everything, and consequently get nothing.

The formula for complete happiness is to be very busy with the unimportant.

This is wisdom: to love wine, beauty, and the heavenly spring. That's sufficient-the rest is worthless.

Let your boat of life be light, packed only with what you need-a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends worth the name, someone to love and to love you, a cat, a dog, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink, for thirst is a dangerous thing.

Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought, it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it.

For me it is sufficient to have a corner by my hearth, a book and a friend, and a nap undisturbed by creditors or grief.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.