A great collection of simple life quotes to get you thinking about how living more simply can be the way to do it. You’re sure to find something that you can relate to, so why not make life a bit easier from today onwards…
I’m happy to have collated lots of brilliant quotes that all embrace simplicity in some way. They’re all about simple living . / slow living / and easier life (whatever you want to call it!) – and they really make you think about what’s important to you, and what you should be prioritising in your life.
Heavy stuff – but really important!
Please take inspiration from these, be inspired, and whatever your life is like at the moment there’s sure to be one or two (or more!) that will speak to you.
Make them work hard for you by picking one and writing it down.
Put it somewhere that you can see it every day – and as you get used to reading it on a frequent basis, you’re bound to be inspired by the words.
Quotes have an amazing ability for motivating you and helping you out when you need a boost of any sort… don’t you think?
So – without any further wait – here you go! – Enjoy!
Ultimate Collection of Simple Living Quotes
#1 – “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness” – By Charles Spurgeon.
A great simple living quote, and something I always try and remember – but is far too easy to forget when going about our daily lives and facing comparisons with others frequently.
The richer people aren’t always the ones that have lots of stuff – people are richer when they fill their lives with happiness…
#2 – “Slow Down” – Unknown.
#3 – ” The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of what they have” – Unknown.
It actually doesn’t take a lot to be happy most of the time.
When I was a student studying for my degree, we had very little. But it was some of the happiest years of my life.
When we had no other option than making do with what we had – we didn’t focus on getting the next best thing. We just enjoyed it – and it was free-ing!
This was one of the best life lessons to have learnt – and was almost more valuable than my degree!
If it costs you peace, it’s too expensive
UNKNOWN
Simplicity
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Simplicity boils down to two things: identify the essential and eliminate the rest…
LEO BABAUTA
This is so very true. If you can plan what you want to be/do/have in life – then you can curate your life around that much more easily.
When you know where you’re heading – you can get rid of the things that don’t help you (or even hinder you) in getting there.
Give without remembering, and receive without forgetting
UNKNOWN
Consume less, create more
UNKNOWN
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants
UNKNOWN
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Simplicity quotes are always good!
Some of the most stylishly dressed people are actually dressed really simply when you look a little closer.
Worth remembering….
Simplify, be inspired, be original, work hard, enjoy
UNKNOWN
Being organized isn’t about getting rid of everything you own or trying to become a different person, it’s about living the way you want to live, but better
ANDREW MELLEN
100% agree with this. All too often we complicate things by thinking they HAVE to be hard to be worthwhile – but often it’s the little things that make all the difference.
Tweaking how we live really WILL make you more organised – and far faster than if you tried to completely overhaul everything in one go.
Organise your life around your dreams and watch them come true
UNKNOWN
Stuff has gotten a lot cheaper, but our attitude towards it hasn’t changed correspondingly – we overvalue stuff
PAUL GRAHAM
You never have to throw away that which you never buy
UNKNOWN
Definitely one to keep in mind when next out on a shopping trip…
Happiness is a place between too little and too much
FINNISH PROVERB
Reminds me a little of Goldilocks! Getting that balance right is a skill, but definitely worth mastering.
Especially when it comes to being happy.
Deciding what NOT to do is as important as deciding what TO do
CHARLES SPURGEON
I couldn’t agree more with this. All too often we focus on what we’re going to say YES to – when it would be very free-ing to work out what to say NO to instead….
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Collect moments, not things
UNKNOWN
A great thing to remember when it comes to gifts as well – as these can become clutter and overwhelm the receiver if not careful. Always remember that giving doesn’t have to mean you give ‘stuff’.
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If it doesn’t add to your life, it doesn’t belong in your life
UNKNOWN
Less stuff means less to clean, less to organised, less to store, less mess
UNKNOWN
… and when has THAT ever been something we don’t all want, right?!
Think how much time your ‘stuff’ takes you each and every year. Whether you’re buying it, storing it, cleaning it, maintaining it, mending it, or a load of other things that we have to do when we own things – it makes total sense that having less means having MORE of the good stuff…
Make space in your life for what matters
UNKNOWN
We should be choosing what we keep – not what we get rid of
MARIE KONDO
This is my favourite way of thinking about decluttering, as it feels much more positive.
When you’re next letting go of anything (or trying to!), then think about what you’re keeping as what you’re curating for your home and/or life. It’s liberating!
When things aren’t adding up in your life – start subtracting
UNKNOWN
Out of clutter, find simplicity
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Happiness blooms from within
UNKNOWN
Think how joyous each and every day could be when you are making the most of what you have
CHRISSY HALTON
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough
OPRAH WINFREY
Yup. You definitely get what you focus on, and a lot of what we have can go unnoticed all too easily if we let it. I think it’s time to slow down and smell those roses, as the saying goes….
Don’t feel guilty doing what’s best for you
UNKNOWN
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realise they were the big things
UNKNOWN
Everything in moderation. Except coffee
UNKNOWN
No-one ever became poor by giving
ANNE FRANK
You can do anything, but not everything
UNKNOWN
… and you’ll burn yourself out if you try.
This is something to keep front and centre of your mind when you’re wanting to say NO to something but are feeling guilty about it. If you say YES to everything, then you will eventually have nothing left (time OR self) – so you’ll eventually have to say NO to things that you really DO want to do…
Be selective, be gracious with yourself – and you’ll find you have more ability to say YES to what you really want (and need) to do.
Focus on what matters
UNKNOWN
Make your home clean enough to be healthy, but dirty enough to be happy
UNKNOWN
Be grateful
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Having a schedule that doesn’t fit into your life means you don’t stand a chance of sticking to it
CHRISSY HALTON
It’s not worth trying to fit into another persons routine and/or schedule – because we all have different lives, different homes, and different families.
Some of us are early birds, others may have illnesses that mean they have to go that bit slower – there’s a LOT of reasons we need to work out our own schedules for ourselves.
If you can – it’s SO worth it to sit down and work out what works best for you – you’re unique – and you’re definitely worth it!
Either you run the day or the day runs you
JIM ROHN
The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities
STEVE COVEY
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful
John Maeda
If it isn’t a clear yes, it’s a clear no
Greg McKeown
We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it.
Alan Watts
A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first.
UNKNOWN
To be simple means to make a choice about what’s important, and let go of all the rest. When we are able to do this, our vision expands, our heads clear, and we can better see the details of our lives in all their incredible wonder and beauty.
John Daido Loori
The purpose of our lives is to be happy
Dalai Lama
The more you let go, the higher you rise
Unknown
Which of these simple life quotes have inspired you the most?
They are some of my all time favourite simple living quotes, and I love them all for different reasons.
I’m sure you’ll agree that they are all useful at different phases of life and depending on what you want to hear at any given time.
They’re not necessarily about being a minimalist, but they DO speak to the fact that simple is easier for so many reasons – and that it’s the little things that means the most. That’s quite stress relieving to read in any shape or form (kind of gives you permission to want less!).
As you know – I have a real passion for quotes – and if you’re the same you’ll DEFINITELY want to check out my growing collection for all aspects of life.
From motivating you to inspiring you – just CLICK HERE and you’ll be taken to them all! I really hope you enjoy them…
