15 Quotes To Inspire You to Unfuss Your Life

The pursuit of minimalism is near and dear to my heart.

Or maybe I should say the progress I'm making towards minimalism is near and dear to my heart...

Or, wait, in the essence of minimalism I should say "I want less shit"

To inspire you UNFUSS your shit, here's a collection of my favorite quotes on minimalism:

1. “Less is more.” - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (betcha didn’t know who said this)

2. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” - Albert Einstein

3. “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupe

4. “Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.” - Swedish proverb

5. “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates

6. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” - Lao Tzu

7. “Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein

8. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” - Lao Tzu

9. “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” - William Morris

10. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci

11. “Simplicity is the essence of happiness.” - Cedric Bledsoe

12. “Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.” -D.H. Mondfleur

13. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius

14. “My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” Francine Jay, Miss Minimalist
    
    And my all-time favorite minimalist quote that started me down this unfussy road:

15. “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

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