Thought-Provoking Quotes On Minimalism That Will Inspire You To Live A Simpler Life

Expect minimalism to be huge part of the 2017 zeitgeist. With last year’s disappointing turnout at Black Friday sales, Marie Kondo’s best-selling book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying, and the four-million-strong readership of the aptly named duo, The Minimalists, there is a tangible ennui for consumerism. But life without greed or feverish capitalism has long been considered the key to a fulfilling life – from designers to scientists to ancient philosophers, Culture Trip brings you the best quotes on this age-old philosophy that is having a modern moment.

‘Having more and more won’t solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationships: The answer lies within ourselves. If we can’t find peace and happiness there, it’s not going to come from the outside.’ — Tenzin Palmo

‘If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements.’ — The Dalai Lama

Collect moments, not things. — Paulo Coelho

‘Less is more.’ — Robert Browning

‘Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler.’ — Albert Einstein

‘Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.’ — Will Rogers

‘Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.’ — William Morris

‘We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties.’ – Anna C. Brackett

‘Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.’ —Lao Tzu

‘Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.’ — Epicurus

‘It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.’ — Henry Ward Beecher

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