Simplicity Quotes

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Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and… — Leonardo da Vinci
As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself. — Leonardo da Vinci
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. — Charles Dudley Warner
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently… — Walt Whitman
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. — Elwyn Brooks White
The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things. — Ellen G. White
Seek simplicity but distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead
The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it. — Alfred North Whitehead
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. — Walt Whitman
Simplicity is the glory of expression. — Walt Whitman
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity. — Frank Lloyd Wright
Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with… — Edward Witten
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take… — John Woolman
Less is only more where more is no good. — Frank Lloyd Wright
Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. — Frank Lloyd Wright
'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination… — Lin Yutang
You can't have everything. Where would you put it? — Steven Wright
Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache. — Philip Wylie

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