βOn the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.β
β Michel de Montaigne
“Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.” β Elise Boulding