Top 73 Simplicity Quotes
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Sometimes the best thing to do in your life is to simplify it. With that in mind, check out the top 73 simplicity quotes.
#73 – 70. Simplicity Quotes
73. Slow down. Do less. – Maxime Lagacé
72. Our joy comes from living our own lives simply – never from demanding that others live simply or from ever making any demands whatsoever upon others. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
71. Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. – John Ruskin
70. He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods. – Pythagoras
#69 – 60. Simplicity Quotes
69. Simplicity reveals the pure beauty of life. – Debasish Mridha
68. Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it. – Rene Descartes
67. In zen, poverty is voluntary, and considered not really as poverty so much as simplicity, freedom, unclutteredness. – Alan Watts
66. One of the biggest accelerators to change is simplicity. – Dr Henry Cloud
65. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. – Henry David Thoreau
64. There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. – Leo Tolstoy
63. What is conceived well is expressed clearly. – Philippe Nericault Destouches
62. A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? – Albert Einstein
61. Saying no is more important than saying yes. – Shane Parrish
60. Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#59 – 50. Simplicity Quotes
59. Complexity creates a maze between you and success. Simplicity ensures a clear line of sight. – Lee J. Colan
58. I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says I’m a singer. So I sing. – Tony Bennett
57. The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective. – Warren Buffett
56. Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like. – Will Rogers
55. I always go for simplicity. – David Bailey
54. To simplify complications is the first essential of success. – George Earle Buckle
53. All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. – Sir Winston Churchill
52. Simplicity is the key to brilliance. – Bruce Lee
51. Eat, drink and love… the rest is not worth a nickel. – Lord Byron
50. The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. – Douglas Horton
#49 – 40. Simplicity Quotes
49. Out of chaos, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. – Bruce Lee
48. There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. – Leo Tolstoy
47. Make room for things that matter by removing everything that doesn’t. – Brian Gardner
46. Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. – Confucius
45. During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo. – Honore de Balzac
44. With wisdom comes the desire for simplicity. – Brendon Burchard
43. When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it’s clear proof that it should be rejected. – Luc De Clapiers
42. In everything, love simplicity. – Saint Francis De Sales
41. Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
40. Live a life of simplicity so that you may live a life of greatness. – ATGW
#39 – 30. Simplicity Quotes
39. Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are. – James Cash Penney
38. Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy. – Mark Coleman
37. Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. – D.H. Mondfleur
36. The more simple we are, the more complete we become. – August Rodin
35. Simplicity is the trademark of genius. – Robin Sharma
34. To be richer, happier, and freer, all you need to do is want less. – Francine Jay
33. The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. – Steve Maraboli
32. Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. – Coco Chanel
31. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci
30. Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. – Philip James Bailey
#29 – 20. Simplicity Quotes
29. My greatest skill has been to want little. – Henry David Thoreau
28. Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks? – Socrates
27. In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. – Henry Wandsworth
26. Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down. – Chinese Proverb
25. Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. – Charles Dudley Warner
24. Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity. – Christian Nevell Bovee
23. Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge. – Sir Winston Churchill
22. It is vain to do with more what can be done with less. – William Of Occam
21. Best things in life aren’t things. – Mike Ness
20. The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are. – Mother Teresa
#19 – 10. Simplicity Quotes
19. How many things are there which I do not want. – Socrates
18. Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang
17. A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long. – Eugene Delacroix
16. I have three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. – Lao Tzu
15. Getting rid of everything that doesn’t matter allows you to remember who you are. Simplicity doesn’t change who you are, it brings you back to who you are. – Courtney Carver
14. Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive. – Jean De La Bruyere
13. Simplicity is the soul of efficiency. – Austin Freeman
12. Simplicity is the seal of truth. – Proverb
11. Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings. – Robert Collier
10. That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. – Steve Jobs
#9 – 1. Simplicity Quotes
9. Live simply, so that others may simply live. – Mother Theresa
8. A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it. – James Fenimore Cooper
7. The most complex things are the simplest. – Agni Celeste
6. Simplicity is not style, it is a state of harmony. – Naoto Fukasawa
5. A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life. – Winston Churchill
4. The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hofmann
3. 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. – Patrick J. Buchanan
2. I’ve always liked simplicity. – Marissa Mayer
1. Never overlook the power of simplicity. – Robin Sharma
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