Pioneers of Living Simply

If you're attracted to simple living, you are in good company. In this case, great minds think alike!

Albert Einstein

I'm not sure what his lifestyle was like, but Einstein stated he believed that the Universe loves simplicity and beauty.

Hardly a fuzzy thinker, this strong-minded scientist lived a non-pretentious and simple life.

Through his many clever inventions and social innovations, Franklin improved the lives of the early Americans.

This visionary beleived that smart technology could raise the standard of living for everyone on this planet.

His choice was to live simply and be totally self-reliant. Did you know Gandhi spun the thread for his own clothes?

It's so very clear that Chief Seattle could see "the writing on the wall" in his famous 1854 oration.

This transcendalist was interested in economical living. That was the intention of his stay at Walden Pond.

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