It is neither wealth nor splendor;
but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson
The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace.
A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being
that places harmony in one's life.
- Peace Pilgrim
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste
that they hurry past it.
- Soren Kierkegaard
The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: The simple gifts of life
This reminds me of throwing away all of my things and how good it felt. Now I travel with just a backpack. It is amazing.
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