Quotes About Minimalism

Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.

Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to be as little encumbered as he possibly can.

A half dozen pictures would just about be enough for the life of an artist, for my life.

The main goal is not to complicate the already difficult life of the consumer.

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

We Japanese enjoy the small pleasures, not extravagance. I believe a man should have a simple lifestyle - even if he can afford more.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.

With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possible. The less people I saw the better I felt.

I've got an air mattress for a bed...really living the high life.

I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.

All you really need in life is some fresh water, a good hat, and a really good pair of shoes.

Barely is enough for now.

Never do anything complicated when something simple will serve as well. It's one of the most important secrets of living.

Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones.

The old man drank his coffee slowly. It was all he would have all day and he knew that he should take it. For a long time now eating had bored him and he never carried a lunch.

I have always believed that the man who begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.

After all if I'm trying to write books without any extra words I might as well stick to it.

We see beauty in simplicity because we can see its underlying efficiency.

If you start to accumulate things, you can't travel, so I lived without. I figured I could live a whole life without anything,

What were the things that really challenged me, made me wake up to my way of thinking that presupposed an industrialized system? In five words. Gentle. Small. Humble. Slow. Simple.

I like boring things.

Minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.

Good clothes are good clothes, and they don't need whales and tricks and too many jokes. Sometimes you just need something to wear.