Simplicity Quotes

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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on Simplicity. — Plato
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so… — Max De Pree
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. — Socrates
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity - I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered… — Plato
The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but it can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate… — Francis Grund
If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with simplicity of heart,… — Gautama Buddha
Human nature has a tendency to admire complexity but reward simplicity. — Ben Huh
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha
The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of living with balance.… — Duane Elgin
The ordinary people will consider it lack of simplicity to harmonize all the changes throughout ten thousand years. With a tired body and a frightened… — Guo Xiang
Everything seems simpler from a distance. — Gail Tsukiyama
Simplicity, very rare in our age. — Ovid
If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is… — Dalai Lama
Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have - and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of… — Philip Appleman
The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity. It is a price which the very rich may find hard to pay. — Tony Hoare
To be alive is to totally and openly participate in the simplicity and elegance of here and now. — Don Altman
Fate loves to invent patterns and designs. Its difficulty lies in complexity. But life itself is difficult because of its simplicity. It has only a… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity. — Christopher Zeeman
True simplicity is, well, you just keep on going and going until you get to the point where you go... Yeah, well, of course. — Jonathan Ive
Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means. — Koichi Kawana

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