“To know when you have enough is to be rich beyond measure.”

–Lao Tzu

“Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction, he will die out for want of simplicity.”

— Ezra Pound

“To revere simplicity and be unattached is indeed an indication of high character,

But to maintain too much elegant simplicity is neither helpful to mankind nor useful to the world at large.”

— Chinese sage Hung Ying-ming in The Unencumbered Spirit, Book 1, Verse 29.

“What is minimalism then?

It’s eliminating the excess.

It’s asking “why” before you buy.

It’s embracing the concept of enough.

It’s living lightly and gracefully on the Earth.

It’s uncovering who you are when all of the logos, brand names, and clutter are stripped away.”

— A nice quote from Miss Minimalist’s Blog—go read her entire post.

“From contentment with little comes happiness.”

— African proverb

“To live within limits. To want one thing. Or a few things very much and love them dearly. Cling to them, survey them from every angle. Become one with them–that is what makes the poet, the artist, the human being.”

–Johann Goethe

“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.”

–Donald Horban