The Golden SonnetWhere is el dorado?It is not a city but a person.Where is the kingdom of heaven?It is not a place but compassion.Where can we find joy?Not the market but in acts of goodness.Where can we find health?Not in gadgets but in simpleness.Where can we find strength?Not in the bank but in character.How can we make progress?Not with luxury but by lifting the other.Lesser the needs, better the life.Gentler the soul, lighter the strife.

Lesser the needs, better the life.

Where can we find health? Not in gadgets but in simpleness.

Simplicity is the sign of a loving and alive mind, whereas cynicism is the sign of a dull and mechanical mind.

The end of economic disparity will not take place magically out of some fancy diplomatic and political whim. It'll require radical changes to the very mindset of the human population, which will further lead to changes in their lifestyle, that in turn will lead to a society with integrity, stability and character. It is this simple, discard luxury and practice simplicity.

Be humble, be simple and focus on your work, not on your appearance.

Simplicity is the attire of those with character, sophistication is the attire of the shallow.

I feel, think and behave the same, whether I am talking to a president of a nation, a scholar, a janitor or a sex worker. I have nothing to hide and nothing to gain, hence I have no need for pretense.

I don't know much fancy words. I think simple, I speak simple, I live simple.