“There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.”

No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.

Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.

To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.

Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.

The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.

In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.

Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.

If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.

As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.

The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.

People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.

Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.

Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.

The wheat bought by a farmer to sow is comparatively a fixed capital to the wheat purchased by a baker to make into loaves.

As long as human labor power, and, consequently, life itself, remain articles of sale and purchase, of exploitation and robbery, the principle of the “sacredness of human life” remains a shameful lie, uttered with the object of keeping the oppressed slaves in their chains.

Labour, like all other things which are purchased and sold, has its natural and its market price.

Many of those who purchased their residence more than a year ago have equity buffers in their homes adequate to withstand any price decline other than a very deep one.

We can guarantee cash benefits as far out and at whatever size you like, but we cannot guarantee their purchasing power.

Endeavoring to purchase something we think beautiful may in fact be the most unimaginative way of dealing with the longing it excites in us, just as trying to sleep with someone may be the bluntest response to a feeling of love.

the human soul, by once suffering as much as it is capable of, purchases a strange and terrible immunity to all the rest of life’s sorrows.

For me, I read food labels, I seek out places to purchase the best-quality foods available to me, and I inquire about how they are produced (meats and fruits/vegetables).