Simple Life Quotes

“I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
― Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally

“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 wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”
― John Burroughs, Leaf and Tendril

“Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have.”
― Dean Koontz

“I’m a simple man without a lot of complicated twists and turns. Look down my throat and you can see out my ass.”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

“It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

“The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“There had to be something wrong with my life. I should have been born a Yugoslavian shepherd who looked up at the Big Dipper every night.”
― Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“Life is as simple as these three questions: What do I want? Why do I want it? And, how will I achieve it?”
― Shannon L. Alder

“...there are often many things we feel we should do that, in fact, we don't really have to do. Getting to the point where we can tell the difference is a major milestone in the simplification process.”
― Elaine St. James, Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More

“Well, all I need is the air I breathe and a place to rest my head.”
― OneRepublic, OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords

“Haven't you ever thought of living
unconsciously like bears, sniffing the earth,
close to pears and the mossy dark,
far from human voices and fire?

- On İbrahim Balaban's Painting "Spring"”
― Nâzım Hikmet, Poems of Nazım Hikmet

“God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life and give you the life of your dreams. Remarkable things happen in your life when you believe.”
― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Heart Crush

“I'm not going to be wearing a single piece of jewelry tonight. I was born a Tung, and I have nothing to prove to anyone.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“Potatoes have much more staying power than caviar.”
― Mark Helprin, Freddy and Fredericka

“Let the glory of the empire goes to the crow.
Just want to retire after twenty-five years of brawl.
Give me a small farm in the wilderness to live.
Keep me alive. I return to a lovely wife-to-be.”
― Asvoria K., Teleios: Flaw, is Perfect!

“You know the feeling, when the morning breeze gushes onto you and makes you literally wonder how on Earth are you so fortunate to walk on this Beautiful planet, the feeling that the Mountains wave in your heart telling you nothing is too big to leave you in pain, while the waves find you the soothing monotony of Calm making you know that the Simplest of Life is the Purest of All.
That, precisely that is the feeling I am always running after, and in wandering along the woods I find them, in the Stillness of a long lost wind, in the restless air softly kissing away my eyes, and the galloping meandering murky redolence of Earth, who knows exactly how to find me a missing piece, somewhere stolen and quietly tucked in the time-worn fragments of a solitary Sunshine.”
― Debatrayee Banerjee

“The little stories of love, kindness, peace, hope, and dreams are more important than the mega stories of money, fame, victory, and revenge.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“They do not boast about themselves and their possessions. They are kind and serene, and no matter what, they always convey sunshine through their smiles.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Το μελαγχολικό βούισμα των εντόμων της νύχτας, κι εκείνες οι δυο νότες από τη φλογέρα του Γέλι, πάντα ίδιες –ιού! ιού! ιού!-, που σ' έκαναν να σκέφτεσαι πράγματα μακρινά: τη γιορτή του Αϊ-Γιάννη, τη νύχτα των Χριστουγέννων, την αυγή της εκδρομής, όλα εκείνα τα σπουδαία γεγονότα που έχεις ζήσει, που μοιάζουν λυπητερά, τόσο μακρινά. Και σ' έκαναν να κοιτάζεις ψηλά, με τα μάτια υγρά, λες κι όλα τα αστέρια που άρχιζαν να ανάβουν στον ουρανό έριχναν βροχή μέσα στην καρδιά σου και την πλημμύριζαν!”
― Giovanni Verga, Vita dei campi

“How little you need to live. At that time [circa 1950 while living in Paris] I already had my philosophy. I said: how silly to always ask for more. The Communists, the Socialists, the unions -- everybody is concentrating on trying to get more, to get more money and more of what money can buy. What would happen if people instead of asking for more and more would ask for less and less? They would be happier, would be healthier, wouldn't eat rich food, they'd give up their cars for bicycles, grow vegetables in the garden; everyone would need less money -- I think that would be an interesting experiment.”
― Friedensreich Hundertwasser

“Simplicity seats profundity,
Complexity contains shallowness.
Lavishness indicates thievishness,
Luxury facilitates pettiness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“For so many years I tried to make sense of society's world. When my attempt fell apart, I just tried to make cents from the business world. Now, all I want is to enjoy the scents of the natural world.”
― Aegelis, Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light

“Life and Abundance (The Sonnet)

A person to take refuge in,
a purpose to be driven by,
that's all you need
to lead a good life.

A roof to take shelter under,
couple meals to feed our hunger,
that's all you need
to lead a good life.

Brain at the base of the mind,
Heart at the base of existence,
Character at the base of the shoulder,
that's all you need to lead a good life.

Materialism normalized as abundance
chains freedom, and renders life a cripple.
True abundance instills content not clutter,
Actual needs of life are rather little.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“The first step to a peaceful life is to stay away from people who always want to be important. Avoid them and instead be with those who are humble and kind.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“I already had a simple life, and I thought that to others I might seem as dull as Elaine. What I actually wanted was a bigger life, though it felt out of reach.”
― Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

“Gratitude is the quiet soil from which joy blooms, deeply rooted in the tender awareness of life’s gifts. It is not the exuberance of joy that opens our hearts, but the simple act of seeing what is already there, hidden in the folds of each day. When we live in gratitude, even the smallest moment becomes a doorway into joy, a whisper that life, in all its mystery, is enough.”
― An Marke

“Gratitude transforms our vision, allowing us to see the sacred in the ordinary, the beauty that breathes beneath even the simplest moments. It is through this awakened sight that joy finds its way into our hearts, not as something earned, but as a natural blossoming of the soul. In the stillness of gratitude, joy takes root, nourishing us with the quiet wonder of being alive.”
― An Marke

“The divine is woven into the very fabric of the world, hidden in plain sight, waiting to be discovered in the most ordinary places. It is not the ground that must change for it to be sacred, but our awareness, our willingness to recognize the sacredness already there. Whether by the ocean's edge, under the shelter of a tree, or in the stillness of our own home, we are always standing on holy ground.”
― An Marke

“Be careful about trading your simple way of life with popularity - popularity will not fulfill you in the end.”
― Bert McCoy, A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt: Words and Wisdom for Daily Life

“In the morning he would not have needed sleep, for all the warm odors and sights of a complete country night would have rested and slept him while his eyes were wide and his mouth, when he thought to test it, was half a smile.
And there at the bottom of the hayloft stair waiting for him, would be the incredible thing. He would step carefully down, in the pink light of early morning, so fully aware of the world that he would be afraid, and stand over the small miracle and at last bend to touch it.
A cool glass of fresh milk, and a few apples and pears laid at the foot of the steps.
This was all he wanted now. Some sign that the immense world would accept him and give him the long time he needed to think all the things that must be thought.
A glass of milk, an apple, a pear.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451