We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
M. C. EscherRead
Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general.
Interpretation
Simplicity and order are crucial for living a good life.
M. C. Escher highlights the notion that simplicity and order play a vital role in guiding human behavior and thought. In an increasingly complex world, embracing these principles can lead to clarity and a more fulfilling existence, suggesting that a structured and uncomplicated approach can enhance our lives.
In practice
Discussing personal organization techniques in a workshop.
We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
I could fill an entire second life with working on my prints.
For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.
He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.
All my works are games, serious game.
I might be in the basement. I'll go upstairs and check. We adore chaos because we love to produce order. I don't use drugs; my dreams are frightening enough.
Is privacy about government security agents decrypting your e-mail and then kicking down the front door with their jackboots? Or is it about telemarketers interrupting your supper with cold calls? It depends. Mainly, of course, it depends on whether you live in a totalitarian or a free society.
The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish.
Every person you look at, you can see the universe in their eyes, if you're really looking
We know nothing at all. All our knowledge is but the knowledge of schoolchildren. The real nature of things we shall never know.
Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental.
When people gain income, they gain choice, and that is fundamental to dignity.
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