“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”
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“The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
Source: The Importance of Living
“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”
Source: 道德经
“The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.”
“Minimalism is about creating complete harmony and not about making simple.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Source: Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years
“One can furnish a room very luxuriously by taking out furniture rather than putting it in.”
“Any half-awake materialist well knows - that which you hold holds you.”
“There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.”
“If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life.”
“I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.”
“Actual space is intrinsically more powerful and specific than paint on a flat surface.”
Source: Complete Writings 1959-1975: Gallery Reviews, Book Reviews, Articles, Letters to the Editor, Reports, Statements, Complaints
“Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.”
“People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.”
“It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
“Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance.”
“Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.”