984 Quotes About Simplicity

When people complain of your complexity, they fail to remember that they made fun of your simplicity.

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

The Golden SonnetWhere is el dorado?It is not a city but a person.Where is the kingdom of heaven?It is not a place but compassion.Where can we find joy?Not the market but in acts of goodness.Where can we find health?Not in gadgets but in simpleness.Where can we find strength?Not in the bank but in character.How can we make progress?Not with luxury but by lifting the other.Lesser the needs, better the life.Gentler the soul, lighter the strife.

Lesser the needs, better the life.

It's easy to be heavy; hard to be light.

The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, 'If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.'Said [author:Diogenes|3213618, 'Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king".

The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)

Less is more. -Robert Browning

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.