Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life. to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich;        in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious,     In the point of rest at the center of our being, we encounter a world where all things are at rest in the same way. Then a tree becomes a mystery, a cloud a revelation, each man a cosmos of whose riches we can only catch glimpses. The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable. Dag Hammarskjold, The heart at rest sees a feast in everything. Hindi Proverb, If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,   Andy Rooney. Simply Wait! Soon    Get the Side Hustler's Handbook - Book #2 in our YouEconomy series, Thinking About Becoming a Digital Nomad? Lao Tzu Sudden appetite 1. Peace Pilgrim. 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To pluck and eat. John Milton, This cabbage, these carrots, these potatoes, these onions ... will soon become me.  Such a tasty fact! Mike Garofalo, Taste the feast by Nature spread. Samuel Johnson, The family is one of nature's masterpieces. George Santayana, If the family were a container, it would be a nest, an enduring nest, loosely woven, expansive, and open. Letty Cottin Pegrebin, Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. Virginia Satir, Whether a biological family or an extended family of people attracted to each other based on heart resonance and mutual support, the word 'family' implies warmth, a place where the core feelings of the heart are nurtured. Doc Childre and Howard Martin, Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Related: How Living With Less Can Give You More. A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. “Do an act of kindness. We sit together, the mountain and me, These three are your greatest treasures. You feel hardly    grow up through the common.    Leigh Hunt. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Jane Howard, Family, friends, community - these are the sources of the greatest love and joy we experience as humans... David Suzuki, The better part of one's life consists of his friendships. Abraham Lincoln, A true friend is the greatest of all blessings. Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive... Anais Nin, To have a friend is to have one of the sweetest gifts that life can bring; to be a friend is to have a solemn and tender education of soul from day to day. Amy Robertson Brown, A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away. Arabian Proverb, The glory of friendship is...the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Remember, No man is a failure who has friends. Clarence in It's a Wonderful Life, In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike. Harriet Beecher Stowe, ...for someone visiting earth for the first time, the real treasures here would all be free. The smell of a sunlit prairie, the taste of a cold cup of spring water, the crunch of trackless snow underfoot, these are some of the earth's supreme treasures. On intergalactic maps, if there are such things, the place where we live must surely be designated as a magical garden in space, a place of astounding beauty. Steve Van Matre, Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. Albert Einstein, Look. This is your world!...Look at the greatness of the whole thing. Look! Don't hesitate - look! Open your eyes. Don't blink, and look, look - look further. Chogyam Trungpa, Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty... John Ruskin, Animals do not tell us to be happy, never demand that we dwell in nature. Rather, often in their presence, we are happy, we do dwell in nature. On one level, their great gift falls away as nothing more than our permitting them to act as benefactors. But there is nothing matter-of-fact about this gift. The gift given by animals is precious: a guide back to balance. On that level the gift is the basis of a profound mystery. Jim Nollman, I once had a sparrow alight on my shoulder for a moment while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. Henry David Thoreau, To live content with small means;    .form_preview{ background:#F0F0F0; border:2px solid #AAAAAA; border-radius:10px;padding:40px} table.form_preview_table label{ font-size:14px; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; } table.form_preview_table .submit_button input{ margin-top:20px;width:100% } .form_preview_table input[type="text"], .form_preview_table input[type="password"], .form_preview_table input[type="email"], .form_preview_table textarea{ border:1px solid #AAAAAA; }. Tom Wilson. "Dare, dream, dance, smile, and sing loudly! This is to be my symphony. William Ellery/Henry Channing, ...a man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau, None is richer than he who simply has peace of mind. Maj Wambebe, The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have. Yiddish Proverb, The call to simplicity and freedom is a reminder that our worth comes not from the amount of our involvements, achievements, or possessions, but from the depth and care which we bring to each moment, place, and person in our lives. Richard A. Bower, The only wealth is life. Saint Francis of Assisi, The aim should be to obtain the maximum of well-being with the minimum of consumption. The cultivation and expansion of needs, is the antithesis of wisdom. It is also the antithesis of freedom and peace... E.F. Schumacher, Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint. Daniel Webster, ...more possessions than you actually need burden you...our possessions possess us when we keep them after they are no longer useful to us. Peace Pilgrim, Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it. Benjamin Franklin, Can anything be more absurd than to make so much the more provision for life's journey, as there is less of that journey left. Cicero, ...the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Henry David Thoreau, Free men must live simple lives and have simple pleasures. William Morris, If you ask people what kinds of activities bring them pleasure, it's usually contact with nature, things that are creative, and relationships with people, and the things we do to live simply bring us all of those satisfactions. Jeanne Roy, Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. Buddha, It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest. Peace Pilgrim, ...very little is needed to make a life happy. Marcus Aurelius,  [Happiness's] fundamental meaning is a free breathing of the soul... Helen Keller, < Back to Inspirational Quotes for Living in Harmony Table of Contents, About Help one person SMILE“ Smile Quotes “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. So instead of searching for more, find satisfaction in the things you already have and revel in the functionality they provide in your life. until only the mountain remains. Li Po, All real and wholesome enjoyments possible to man have been just as possible to him since first he was made of the earth... John Ruskin, ...to find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter...to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest, or a wild flower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life. John Burroughs, The best things in life are free. English Proverb, Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. Emily Dickinson, "What do you like doing best in the world, Pooh? Tempting, stirr'd in me "What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying 'What about a little something?' If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart;         I Love You “People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.” Support Environmental and Social Justice Organizations. It's as simple as that. Simplicity Is the Key to Success: Here Are 26 Inspiring Quotes to Help You on That Journey The simpler we keep things, the more successful we will be. Douglas Horton. 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