Simplicity Quotes

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At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Focus and simplicity...once you get there, you can move mountains. — Steve Jobs
Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give… — Saint Francis de Sales
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up… — Steve Jobs
That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. — Steve Jobs
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity. — Saint Francis de Sales
Nature is what we know - Yet have not art to say - So impotent our wisdom is To her simplicity. — Emily Dickinson
I know you have 1000 great ideas for things that iTunes could do. And we have 1000 more. But innovation is not about saying "yes"… — Steve Jobs
One must first seek to love plants and nature, and then to cultivate that happy peace of mind which is satisfied with little. He will… — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations. — Luc de Clapiers
The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness. — Alexander von Humboldt
I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity. — Jil Sander
The simplified life is a sanctified life, Much more calm, much less strife. Oh, what wondrous truths are unveiled- Projects succeed which had previously failed.… — Peace Pilgrim
The grand stye arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject. — Matthew Arnold
Those who sage as they age view aging not as a hardship but, rather, as a precious gift filled with promise and replete with possibilities.… — Sue Thoele
The demands of our reality function require that we adapt to reality, that we constitute ourselves as a reality and that we manufacture works which… — Gaston Bachelard
Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus… — Thomas a Kempis
Visual artists choreograph dances for the eyes, guiding visual journeys in specific ways. But when presented with little or nothing, the journeys of the eyes… — John Paul Caponigro
Walking a dog is a lesson in the simplicities of happiness, but you need to throw sticks to get maximum benefit from the lesson. — Steve Fowler
Back to basics Rock & Roll capturing the beauty and simplicity of punk — Gary Crowley

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