1.
Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
Isaac Newton
Veracity lies in plainness, not complexity and disorder.
2.
Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'
Marcus Aurelius
'A great deal of our communication and activity is unnecessary. Cut it out, and you will have more time and peace. Ponder to yourself always: 'Is this truly necessary?'
3.
Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy.
G-Eazy
Less is paramount. Minimalism is impressive. That's all one requires in life. It's merely my individual perspective.
4.
Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.
Francis of Assisi
'Achieve greatness in a handful of tasks; the humble pleasures are blessed.'
5.
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
Rene Descartes
Break down each obstacle into as many manageable components as is feasible and necessary to overcome it.
6.
A person who makes full use of and exploits his talents,
potentialities,
and capacities.
Such a person seems to be fulfilling himself and doing the best he is capable of doing.
The self-actualized person must find in his life those qualities that make his living rich and rewarding.
He must find meaningfulness,
self-sufficiency,
effortlessness,
playfulness,
richness,
simplicity,
completion,
necessity,
perfection,
individuality,
beauty,
and truth.
Abraham Maslow
7.
Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.
Antonio Gaudi
Innovation consists of revisiting the source. Therefore, innovation entails coming back, by means of one's capabilities, to the straightforwardness of initial answers.
8.
Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.
Christian Dior
Classiness must be the ideal blend of poise, artlessness, attention and plainness. Beyond this, trust me, there is no classiness. Just affectation.
9.
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
Walt Whitman
Purity is the grandeur of articulation.
10.
Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.
Christian Dior
11.
Good design is as little design as possible. Less, but better - because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials. Back to purity, back to simplicity.
Dieter Rams
12.
You are asking yourself, as all of us must: 'Who am I?' . . . 'Where am I?' . . . 'Whence do I go?' The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
Bill W.
14.
Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.
Frederic Chopin
Attainment of minimalism is the ultimate accomplishment, obtained after conquering all obstacles.
15.
The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
'The seemingly insignificant? The brief instants? They are anything but inconsequential.'
16.
Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.
Antonio Gaudi
'Innovation necessitates a reversion to the roots, originality is reverting to the plainness of the archetypal solutions.'
17.
Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Contemplation could be characterized as the Mastery of Austerity: quietly reclining, steadily inhaling and calmly existing.
18.
The greatest step towards a life of happiness and simplicity is to let go. Trust in the power that is already taking care of you spontaneously without effort.
Mooji
Discharge your worries and have faith that an unseen force is seamlessly providing for you, leading to a more blissful and uncomplicated life.
19.
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.
Dennis Ritchie
UNIX is essentially an uncomplicated operating system, but one must be a virtuoso to comprehend the straightforwardness.
20.
The last thing is simplicity. After having gone through all the difficulties, having played an endless number of notes, it is simplicity that matters, with all its charm. It is the final seal on Art. Anyone who strives for this to begin with will be disappointed. You cannot begin at the end.
Frederic Chopin
22.
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
Frank Lloyd Wright
24.
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons
Sigurd F. Olson
25.
No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.
Han Fei
26.
Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.
Ingvar Kamprad
27.
Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.
Rashi
28.
Unity in diversity is India's strength. There is simplicity in every Indian. There is unity in every corner of India. This is our strength.
Narendra Modi
31.
When you are introduced
to the clarity inside of you,
to the simplicity inside of you,
to that beauty inside of you,
the journey of life begins.
Prem Rawat
32.
What is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity.
Desmond Llewelyn
33.
The more simple we are, the more complete we become.
Auguste Rodin
34.
Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.
Cary Grant
35.
Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world.
Oscar Wilde
36.
Practically speaking, a life that is vowed to simplicity, appropriate boldness, good humor, gratitude, unstinting work and play, and lots of walking, brings us close to the actually existing world and its wholeness.
Gary Snyder
38.
The minimum could be defined as the perfection that an artefact achieves when it is no longer possible to improve it by subtraction. This is the quality that an object has when every component, every detail, and every junction has been reduced or condensed to the essentials. it is the result of the omission of the inessentials.
John Pawson
39.
We all have hometown appetites. Every other person is a bundle of longing for the simplicities of good taste once enjoyed on the farm or in the hometown left behind.
Clementine Paddleford
41.
The outside of any building may now come inside and the inside go outside, each seems as part of the other. Continuity, plasticity, and all the new simplicity the imply have at last come home.
Frank Lloyd Wright
42.
To gain freedom is to gain simplicity.
Joan Miro
44.
It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case.
Rainer Maria Rilke
45.
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.
Oscar Wilde
46.
When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment. In this way, we fail to recognize the luminous simplicity of mind that is always present behind the veils of thought.
Matthieu Ricard
47.
Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.
George Sand
49.
Simplicity, carried to an an extreme, becomes elegance.
Jon Franklin
50.
The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.
Sogyal Rinpoche