Work and leisure are complementary parts of the same living process and cannot be separated without destroying the joy of work and the bliss of leisure.

It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.

The generosity of the Earth allows us to feed all mankind; we know enough about ecology to keep the Earth a healthy place; there is enough room on the Earth, and there are enough materials, so that everybody can have adequate shelter; we are quite competent enough to produce sufficient supplies of necessities so that no one need live in misery.

If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?

Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility.

Many of them had a better time than they ever had in their lives because they were discovering the new freedom - the less you need, the freer you become.

The fundamental task is to achieve smallness within large organisation.