Quotes on Simplicity

Upright simplicity is the deepest wisdom, and perverse craft the merest shallowness.

A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.

For us, with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, there is nothing for which we have no standard. And there is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.

Good Lord, what is man! for as simple he looks, Do but try to develop his books and his crooks, With his depths and his shallows, his good and his evil, All in all, he's a problem must puzzle the devil.

Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor.

We hear in these days of scientific enlightenment a great deal of discussion about the efficacy of Prayer. Many reasons are given why we should not pray. Others give reasons why we should pray. Very little is said of the reason we do pray. The reason is simple: We pray because we cannot help praying.

Because the good old rule Sufficeth them,-the simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can.

Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet.

You're here for a reason and it's not to hoard a lot of physical stuff.

When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.

Life is very simple. What I give out comes back to me. _x000D_ Today, I choose to give love.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

Out of complexity, find simplicity!

In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with simplicity in everyday family relationships, work relationships, friendships. There are the saints of every day, the “hidden” saints, a sort of “middle class of holiness” to which we can all belong.

Simplicity is not a simple thing.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

In normal life, 'simplicity' is synonymous with 'easy to do,' but when a chef uses the word, it means 'takes a lifetime to learn.'

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.