It is our dreams that energize us more than our abilities.

- David Shi

Happiness is not synonymous with pleasure. It is, instead, a deeper emotion that originates from within. . . . Happiness results from a sense of ment…

- David Shi

Simplicity in its essence demands neither a vow of poverty nor a life of rural homesteading. As an ethic of self-conscious material moderation, it ca…

- David Shi

Liberating oneself from the addiction of consumerism and careerism promotes inner peace.

- David Shi

As a myth of national purpose and as a program for individual conduct, the simple life has, in a sense, served as the nation's conscience, reminding …

- David Shi