Simple - Simplify Quotes

Less is more.

There is a simplicity that exists on the far side of complexity, and there is a communication of sentiment and attitude not to be discovered by careful exegesis of a text.

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple […]

The picture cannot be painted if the significant and the insignificant are given equal prominence. One must know how to select.

The order of creation in the Bible is woefully incorrect and violates even the most simple and obvious rules of natural science.

If a perpetual talk about one’s own robustness leads to being less robust, it is even more true that a perpetual talking about one’s own simplicity leads to being less simple… they would make us simple in the unimportant things, but complex in the important things. They would make us simple in the things that […]

The only simplicity that matters is the simplicity of the heart. If that be gone, it can be brought back by no turnips or cellular clothing; but only by tears and terror and the fires that are not quenched. If that remain, it matters very little if a few Early Victorian armchairs remain along with […]

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

If a man is coming across the sea to kill you, you do everything in your power to make sure he dies before finishing his journey. This may be difficult, it may be painful, but at least it is simple.

They criticize me for harping on the obvious – If all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.