I am convinced both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely. Henry David Thoreau

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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein

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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang

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If you can't explain what you do for a living in one sentence, then you don't know what you do for a living. Larry Winget

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If it starts to become complicated, then stop, regroup, and start over. Success is always simple. Larry Winget

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

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Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: "Is this the condition that I feared?" Seneca

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To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be. Timothy Ferriss

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One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. Bruce Lee

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Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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There is more to life than increasing its speed. Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi

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There are tons of things in your home and life that you don't use, need, or even particularly want. They just came into your life as impulsive flotsam and jetsam and never found a good exit. Whether you're aware of it or not, this clutter creates indecision and distractions, consuming attention and making unfettered happiness a real chore. It is impossible to realize how distracting all the crap is - whether porcelain dolls, sports cars, or ragged T-shirts - until you get rid of it. Timothy Ferriss

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One of the dangers of habitual accumulation is using the time available for enjoyment in furious acquisition of more and more. We substitute the joy of ownership for the desire of accumulation. Luxuries become necessities. The tyranny of things overwhelms the acquisitive heart. Fred Smith

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Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. Mark Twain

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Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meager life than the poor. Henry David Thoreau

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It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. Bertrand Russell

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Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty. Socrates

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When you start looking at a problem, it seems really simple—because you don't understand its complexity. And your solutions are way too oversimplified, and they don't work. Then you get into the problem and you see it's really complicated. And you come up with all these convoluted solutions. That's where most people stop, and the solutions tend to work for a while. But the really great person will keep going and find the key underlying principle of the problem and sort of come full circle with a beautiful, elegant solution that works. Steve Jobs

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Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body. George Carlin

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