A Quaker Book of Wisdom: Life Lessons In Simplicity, Service, And Common Sense

by Robert Lawrence Smith

One of the fruits of aging is the realization that our greatest possession is what we know about life. We can do no better than to pass along our most precious possessions to those most precious to us.

Simplicity, like all virtues, is valuable because it is useful. I have come to understand that making life simpler does for our minds what getting in shape does for our bodies. It makes us feel more in control, more centered, more effective. And as with getting into shape, you have to want it sincerely, and you have to work at it consciously every day.

Make it a daily habit and contentment will follow .