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The most complex things are the simplest.
The most complex things are the simplest.
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. -Henry David Thoreau.
Seek simplicity but distrust it.
Seek simplicity but distrust it.
Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify -Henry Thoreau.
Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify -Henry Thoreau.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their read more
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
The simplest things are often the truest.
The simplest things are often the truest.
The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might read more
The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. -Thomas More.
