Material possessions: the more you own, the more they own you. – H.I. Phillips (1889–1965)

There is hardly a place where, in the course of a year, some things are not purchased and never used, and where spring cleaning does not unearth them. Spring is the time when the good housewife puts all doubtful things into the trash barrel. – E.F. White, “Spring Soda Fountain Thoughts,” 1908 [a little altered —t&#94

Having too many things about us is a certain confusion to the intellect. – Oscar C. McCullouch, “The Piety of the Intellect,” sermon, Plymouth Congregation

Clear clutter. Make space for you. – Magdalena Vandenberg, Minnie Moo: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Ca