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    Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. -Henry David Thoreau.

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Seek simplicity, and distrust it.

Seek simplicity, and distrust it.

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Simplicity is the nature of great souls.

Simplicity is the nature of great souls.

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When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected.

When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected.

by Luc De Clapiers Found in: Simplicity Quotes,
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Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify -Henry Thoreau.

Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify -Henry Thoreau.

by Henry Thoreau Found in: Simplicity Quotes,
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My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest read more

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Simplicity Quotes,
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Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

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Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.

Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.

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The most complex things are the simplest.

The most complex things are the simplest.

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Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity read more

Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.

by Frederic Chopin Found in: Simplicity Quotes,
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