76 Minimalism Quotes to Simplify Your Life (DECLUTTER)

50 Inspirational Quotes to Channel Your Inner Minimalist

That’s been one of my mantras—focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
Steve Jobs

Minimalism is about an intentional search for happiness. - Melissa Camara Wilkins (No Sidebar) — Minimalism is about an intentional search for happiness. – Melissa Camara Wilkins (No Sidebar)

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. - Vernon Howard — You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. – Vernon Howard

It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. - Bertrand Russell — It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. – **Bertrand Russell**

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. - Hans Hofmann — The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hofmann

Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life. - Katharine Fullerton Gerould — Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life. – Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Maybe a life without is better than a life with. — Maybe a life *without* is better than a life *with*. – Melissa Camara Wilkins (No Sidebar)

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint-exupery — Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. – Antoine de Saint-exupery

I’ve learned that minimalism is not about what you own, it’s about why you own it. - Brian Gardner — I’ve learned that minimalism is not about what you own, it’s about why you own it. – Brian Gardner

The simplest things are often the truest. - Richard Bach — The simplest things are often the truest. – **Richard Bach**

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci — Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – **Leonardo da Vinci**

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. - Edwin Way Teale — Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. – Edwin Way Teale

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. - Thomas Kempis — **Purity** and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary **nature**. – Thomas Kempis

Your life is so much more than what you own. – Melissa Camara Wilkins (No Sidebar)

It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. - Seneca — It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – **Seneca**

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 — 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**

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 — 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**

If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life. - Wu-men — If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life. – Wu-men

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. - Socrates — The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. – **Socrates**

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. - Henry David Thoreau — As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; **solitude** will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. – **Henry David Thoreau**

I make myself rich by making my wants few. - Henry David Thoreau — I make myself rich by making my wants few. – Henry David Thoreau

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. - Charles Dudley Warner — Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. – Charles Dudley Warner

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. - Confucious — Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucious

More was never the answer. The answer, it turned out, was always less. - Cait Flanders — More was never the answer. The answer, it turned out, was always less. – Cait Flanders

Minimalism is living with what you need and what you love. That’s it.

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants. - Epictetus — **Contentment** comes not so much from **great wealth** as from few wants. – **Epictetus**

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. - Isaac Newton — **Truth** is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. – **Isaac Newton**

Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world. - Oscar Wilde — Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world. – **Oscar Wilde**

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. - Leo Tolstoy — There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and **truth**. – **Leo Tolstoy**

My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - Joesph Brotherton — My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. – Joesph Brotherton

Minimalism is a tool to eliminate life’s excess, focus on the essentials, and find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom. - Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life — Minimalism is a tool to eliminate life’s excess, focus on the essentials, and find happiness, **fulfillment**, and **freedom**. – **Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life**

The great thing about minimalism is that it is a choice. – Melissa Camara Wilkins (No Sidebar)

Purposefully owning less begins to take us out of the unwinnable game of comparison. - Joshua Becker — Purposefully owning less begins to take us out of the unwinnable game of comparison. – Joshua Becker

Simplicity is the glory of expression. - Walt Whitman — Simplicity is the glory of expression. – **Walt Whitman**

Live simply so that others may simply live. - Elizabeth Ann Seton — Live simply so that others may simply live. – Elizabeth Ann Seton

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 — 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**

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. - Hosea Ballou — Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. – Hosea Ballou

Minimalism is the constant art of editing your life. - Danny Dover — Minimalism is the constant art of editing your life. – Danny Dover

People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them. - Epictetus — People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them. – Epictetus

The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life. - Marie Kando — The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life. – Marie Kando

In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life. - Plato — In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life. – **Plato**

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous. - Amelia Barr — It is always the simple that produces the marvelous. – Amelia Barr

Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. - Rabbi Hyman Schachtel — Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. – Rabbi Hyman Schachtel

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. - Dalai Lama — Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. – **Dalai Lama**

The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are. - Mother Teresa — The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are. – **Mother Teresa**

Minimalism is built around the idea that there’s nothing that you’re lacking. - Fumio Sasaki — Minimalism is built around the idea that there’s nothing that you’re lacking. – Fumio Sasaki

Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else. - Fumio Sasaki — Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else. – Fumio Sasaki

15 Minimalist Quotes About Decluttering and Reduction

Declutter your mind, your heart, your home. Let go of the heaviness that is weighing you down. Make your life simple, but significant. - Maria Defillo — Declutter your mind, your heart, your home. Let go of the heaviness that is weighing you down. Make your life simple, but significant. – Maria Defillo

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. - Epicurus — Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. – **Epicurus**

Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy. - Leo Babauta — Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy. – **Leo Babauta**

Fill your life with lots of experiences, not lots of things. Have incredible stories to tell, not incredible clutter in your closets. - Marc and Angel — Fill your life with lots of experiences, not lots of things. Have incredible stories to tell, not incredible clutter in your closets. – Marc and Angel

Remember, your memories are not stored in the object; the memories are in you. - Joshua Becker — Remember, your memories are not stored in the object; the memories are in you. – Joshua Becker

Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance. - Claudio Silverstrin — Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance. – Claudio Silverstrin

When your room is clean and uncluttered you have no choice but to examine your inner state. - Marie Kondo — When your room is clean and uncluttered you have no choice but to examine your inner state. – Marie Kondo

Minimalism is asking why before you buy. - Francine Jay — Minimalism is asking why before you buy. – Francine Jay

There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little. - Jackie French Koller — There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little. – Jackie French Koller

You don’t need more space. You need less stuff. - Joshua Becker — You don’t need more space. You need less stuff. – Joshua Becker

We should be choosing what we want to keep, not what we want to get rid of. - Marie Kando — We should be choosing what we want to keep, not what we want to get rid of. – Marie Kando

One can furnish a room very luxuriously by taking out furniture rather than putting it in. - Francis Jourdain — One can furnish a room very luxuriously by taking out furniture rather than putting it in. – Francis Jourdain

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. - William Morris — Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. – William Morris

Desiring less is even more valuable than owning less. - Joshua Becker — Desiring less is even more valuable than owning less. – Joshua Becker

Enjoy your favorite things every day by only owning your favorite things.

11 Minimalist Quotes to Be More Productive at Work

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do. - Francine Jay — My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do. – Francine Jay

We think we're mastering multitasking, but we're just driving ourselves banana. - Gary Keller (The ONE Thing) — We think we’re mastering multitasking, but we’re just driving ourselves banana. – **Gary Keller (The ONE Thing)**

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing. - Leo Babauta — Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing. – Leo Babauta

Minimalism is not subtraction for the sake of subtraction. Minimalism is subtraction for the sake of focus.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. - Lin Yutang — Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The **wisdom** of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang

Activity is often unrelated to productivity, and busyness rarely takes care of business. - Gary Keller — Activity is often unrelated to **productivity**, and busyness rarely takes care of business. – Gary Keller

Success isn’t a game won by whoever does the most. - Gary Keller — Success isn’t a game won by whoever does the most. – Gary Keller

The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest. - Gary Keller — The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest. – Gary Keller

The majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do. - Gary Keller — The majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do. – Gary Keller

When you are trying to do two things at once, you either can’t or won’t do either well. - Gary Keller — When you are trying to do two things at once, you either can’t or won’t do either well. – Gary Keller

You simply can’t effectively focus on two important things at once. - Gary Keller — You simply can’t effectively focus on two important things at once. – Gary Keller

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Conclusion

Minimalism, being a minimalist, declutter… these words have a negative connotation to a lot of people. Many people believe that being a minimalist means sacrificing something.

In this digital day and age, having more implies that we are making ‘full use’ of the arsenal of technologies in our modern world.

The truth is, minimalism is not a set of rules we have to follow; it is simply a state of mind.

Contrary to popular belief, being a minimalist can actually help you to have more of what you truly need.

It makes life more fulfilling by being significantly less stressful.

Minimalism promotes liberty, opportunity, and clarity and that is why today, I’m going to share with you some of the most powerful quotes about minimalism so you can embrace being a minimalist in your own unique way.

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