Living with Less Quotes

“Don't worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. For life consists of far more than food and clothing. LUKE 12:22-23”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“A wise man once said the bruises of a friend are better than the kisses of an enemy,”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“The old English preacher Charles Spurgeon said: “A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts and not marble.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“The only way to make my life matter is to choose less. And the first thing I need less of is me. Once that issue is settled, I am in a position to live a life that lasts longer than I do.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“The pace of postmodern life may leave us huffing and puffing, trying to catch our breath, but there is a certain excitement to the madness. Reaching deadlines, trying to squeeze new experiences into an already-overfilled day, just trying to keep up while meeting the challenges that hit us every day—all of it can be more than a little intoxicating. For many of us, the busier we are, the more alive we feel. Somehow we have to be weaned off the chaos if we're ever going to accomplish anything that counts for eternity with our lives.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“As long as the physical universe remains our point of reference, we will never find what we are looking for.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life