Being equal Quote by William of Ockham

With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.

— William of Ockham

When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.

— Dan Brown

Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Of two equivalent theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be preferred.

— William of Ockham

Understanding reduces the greatest to simplicity, and lack of its causes the least to take on the magnitude.

— Raymond Holliwell

Everything is simpler than you think and yet more complex than you imagine.

— Nate

"Simpler is always better" is an overstatement.

— Elliott Sober

Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.

— Edward de Bono

Humans need simplifications in order to understand almost anything complex. That's one of our basic biases!

— Bryan Johnson

Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.

— John Maeda

There are alternate explanations for everything.

— James Cook

Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.

— Edward de Bono