Later is the best friend of clutter… – MaryAnne Bennie, From Stuffed to Sorted: Your Essential Guide to Organising, Roo
I will not make a scrapbasket of my mind. – Author unknown, c. early 1900s
Having too many things is a burden to the soul, an insult to the earth, and an obstacle course to our spiritual well-being. – Terri Guillemets, “At home,” 2005
A place for everything and everything in its place. – Old saying, circa early 1600s
Happiness is a place between too little and too much. – Finnish proverb
We lack the fine-line tuning that enables us to find the wise place between too little and too much. – Ken Keyes, How to Enjoy Your Life in Spite of it All, 1980
Material possessions: the more you own, the more they own you. – H.I. Phillips (1889–1965)
At its heart, organizing is simply rearranging. And though we may find storage solutions today, we are quickly forced to find new ones as early as tomorrow. – Joshua Becker, becomingminimalist.com
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling. – Orison Marden [Multitasking is time clutter! —tεᖇᖇ¡&
Control your clutter or it will control you. – Author unknown
Clutter smothers joy, while simplicity liberates it. Clutter makes life complicated, heavy, and wearisome. Simplicity makes life relaxed, carefree, and invigorating. – Tommy Newberry, “Cut the Clutter,” 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life: Living the 4:8
Sometimes clean feels empty. A bit of clutter and dirt gladdens the heart and affirms a life in progress. – Terri Guillemets
People that are organized are just too lazy to get up and look for it. – Author unknown
Replace clutter with freedom. – Terri Guillemets, “At home,” 2005
Our past is like a footprint. It only confirms we were there. No burden on our future does it bear. Bring the rain, clear the pane of clutter. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com
