Simplicity Quotes

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The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication. — George Santayana
I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions,… — George Santayana
Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is… — Albert Schweitzer
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough. — William Shakespeare
I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music. — Grace Slick
Only great minds can afford a simple style. — Stendhal
Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. — Edwin Way Teale
A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants… — Edward Teller
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. — Henry David Thoreau
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness… — Henry David Thoreau
Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. — Henry David Thoreau
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. — Henry David Thoreau
Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. — Henry David Thoreau
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. — Henry David Thoreau
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. — Leo Tolstoy
What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to… — Steve Vai
With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy. — Lope de Vega
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. — Leonardo da Vinci
A well-spent day brings happy sleep. — Leonardo da Vinci

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