“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ”
“The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.”
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give values to survival.”
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”