Simplicity Quotes

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It is our fall from a simplicity and fullness of life directly experienced, from the sensuous moment of knowing, which leaves a gap that the… — John Zerzan
Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity. — Mike Krzyzewski
Simplicity is not a goal, but one arrives at simplicity in spite of oneself, as one approaches the real meaning of things. — Herbert Read
A recurring ideal, I find, is that of simplicity. At times there comes the desire to write with great precision and clarity, words so simple… — R. S. Thomas
Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for… — Zhuangzi
Doing a straight-forward, clear-cut task that has a beginning and an end balances out the complexity-without-end that often vexes the rest of my life. Sacred… — Robert Fulghum
Let the seeking man reach a place where life and lips join to say continually, "Be thou exalted," and a thousand minor problems will be… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
And simple truth miscalled simplicity — William Shakespeare
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a way… — Fernando J. Corbato
Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because they require hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be appreciated. — Edsger Dijkstra
And as this is the obvious appearance of things, it must be admitted, till some hypothesis be discovered, which by penetrating deeper into human nature,… — David Hume
And oft, though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps At wisdom's gate, and to simplicity Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems. — John Milton
Simplicity is not about making something without ornament, but rather about making something very complex, then slicing elements away, until you reveal the very essence. — Christoph Niemann
Happiness in simplicity can be achieved with a flexible mindset and nine hours sleep each night. — Dalai Lama
The hallmark of the artist is simplicity. — Larry Evans
The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. — John Maeda
The task of the software development team is to engineer the illusion of simplicity. — Grady Booch
What is simplicity? Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution. — Ward Cunningham
There's been an awful lot of discussion about what is or isn't simple, and people have gotten a pretty sophisticated notion of simplicity, but I'm… — Ward Cunningham
Beware of all the paradoxical in love. It is simplicity which saves, it is simplicity which brings happiness...Love should be love. — Charles Baudelaire

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