Quotes on Simplicity

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”

“Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.”

“Everything seems simpler from a distance.”

“Keep it simple and keep it real. The more basic we see our connection to God and Spirit, the easier it is to feel like you're a part of it.”

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”

“It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.”

“Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”

“The man stopped talking and was looking at the sunset.But what does someone who hates and loves want with a sunset?”

“Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.”

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

The principle of simplicity is a criterion of scientific truth.

The beauty of life is in the simple things that surround us every day.

A Carthusian finds joy not in possessions, but in the richness of a life dedicated to God alone.

To every problem, there is a most simple solution.

The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

Simplicity within complexity is the art of effective systems thinking.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

The most beautiful things in life are often the simplest; cherish them.

Sometimes the greatest adventures come from the simplest moments.

Happiness is a warm puppy.

Sometimes, our greatest treasures are found in the simplest things.

The mind loves to complicate, but awareness allows simplicity to emerge.

Sometimes, the simplest moments hold the greatest joy.

The truth is always simpler than we think it is, and it is usually found in the quietest places.

I’ve spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn’t reach the heart.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.

At the end of the day, I just want to sit with someone I love and chat about what matters and even what doesn’t.

Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.

A wise man can always find happiness in the simplest of things.

Since clarity suggests simplicity, and since the simple thing is here inapt, I choose obscurities of tongue and touch, the shadow side of language.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Tell the truth. If you tell the truth all the time you don’t have to worry three months down the line about what you said three months earlier.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

I've always liked simplicity. If you can't explain something simply, you're probably not ready to talk about it.

The greatest things in life are not things.

There is beauty in the small, everyday things that we often overlook.

The most important things in life are the simplest, yet often the hardest to hold onto.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

People want things to be simple. The truth is never simple.