Simple Things Quotes

242 quotes by 216 authors

Our minds, as well as our bodies, have need of the out-of-doors. Our spirits, too, need simple things, elemental things, the sun and the wind… — Edwin Way Teale
Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d… — Daniel Dennett
True wisdom consists in respecting the simple things we do — Paulo Coelho
Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. — Nicholas Sparks
Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person — Sylvia Plath
I had forgotten this about love: how the simple things- the turn away, the turn towards- could be so complicated, and how the complicated things-… — David Levithan
Some would assert that Providence was at work shaking out its pockets in Humanity's lap. Other would argue for that mindless choreographer, Chance. Either way… — Laini Taylor
I admire writers who can make complicated things simple, but my own talent has been to make simple things complicated. — John Barth
Dogs are here to remind us life really is a simple thing. You eat, sleep, take walks, and pee when you must. That's about all… — Jonathan Carroll
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. — Friedrich Schiller
If you care about yourself, you should care about learning - even learning simple things. You come to have pride in yourself only by accomplishing… — Terry Goodkind
To us, your power comes from one simple thing: youâ€™re a woman, and we men will do anything humanly possible to impress you so that,… — Steve Harvey
But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands. — Daphne du Maurier
Don't be fooled by strength you can see," he said at last. "Yahweh often hides His power in the simple things, the weak things, and… — Lynn Austin
Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky — Noam Chomsky
You ask for such simple things, I can't deny you. — Kiera Cass
Everything here is so weak, little girl. Everything breaks so easily. They want such simple things. — Neil Gaiman
Perhaps this sounds very simple, but simple things are always the most difficult. In actual life it requires the greatest discipline to be simple, and… — Carl Jung
Love is a simple thing and a deep thing: it is an act of life and not an illusion. Art is an illusion. — George Bernard Shaw
Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies… — Dale Carnegie

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