Owning less is far more beneficial than organizing more. – Joshua Becker, becomingminimalist.com

I will not make a scrapbasket of my mind. – Author unknown, c. early 1900s

Too much of a good thing is still too much. – L.D.C., The Urologic and Cutaneous Review, 1938

I have found that the temple of the undistracted mind must be housed in an uncluttered environment. A basement or garret is invaluable, but they, too, must be uncluttered, even though they hold many essential things used only occasionally… – American Home, 1945