Best 1007 quotes in «simplicity quotes» category

It is not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor and each simple in itself. If, after doing so, one simply knocks out all the central inferences and presents one's audience with the starting-point and the conclusion, one may produce a startling, though perhaps a meretricious, effect.

It is the perfection of God's works that they are all done with the greatest simplicity. He is the God of order and not of confusion. And therefore as they would understand the frame of the world must endeavor to reduce their knowledge to all possible simplicity, so must it be in seeking to understand these visions.

It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences-makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions.

It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

It matters not how simple the food - a chop, steak or a plain boiled or roast joint, but let it be of good quality and properly cooked, and everyone who partakes of it will enjoy it.

It's a great thing to see the strength of simplicity.

It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.

It was so simple to paint things as I saw them; to put without special calculation a red close to a blue.

It takes simplicity and humility to worship God acceptably.

It's hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn't a book on software design.

It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.

It would be a sign of great simplicity to think that the world was created in six days, or indeed at all in time; [...] Time is a thing posterior to the world. Therefore it would be correctly said that the world was not created in time, but that time had its existence in consequence of the world. For it is the motion of the heaven that has displayed the nature of time.

I want people to enjoy the simplicity in the natural.

Jeet Kune Do does not beat around the bush. It does not take winding detours. It follows a straight line to the objective. Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points.

Joshua chose the simple life ... because it gave him the freedom to expand the breadth of his inner life.

Keep it simple: In general, interfaces should use simple geometric forms, minimal contours, and a restricted color palette comprised primarily of less-saturated or neutral colors balanced with a few high contrast accent colors that emphasize important information. Typography should not vary widely in an interface.

Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest. Some things in the world are far more important than wealth; one of them is the ability to enjoy simple things.

Knitwear can play a vital part in layering. The simplicity of a lightweight cardigan makes it one of the best ways to layer outfits. I love granddad cardis for winter, worn over a vintage lace shirt, waistcoat and full skirt with slouchy boots.

Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

Maybe you have thought that doing... little kindnesses doesn't make much difference, but as Alma said, "By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.

Life will not bear refinement. You must do as other people do.

Live simply that others might simply live.

Love is lost in immensities; it comes in simple, gentle ways.

Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity In least speak most, to my capacity.

Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.

May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our possessions.

Like all Holmes' reasoning, the thing seemed simplicity itself when it was once explained. Dr. Watson, speaking of Sherlock Holmes.

Like simplicity and candor, and other much-commented qualities, enthusiasm is charming until we meet it face to face, and cannot escape from its charm.

Live simply so others may simply live.

Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.

Mastery comes via a monomaniacal focus on simplicity versus an addiction to complexity.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

May you find in yourself enough patience to endure and enough simplicity to have faith.

Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.

Money is never to be squandered or spent ostentatiously. Some of the greatest people in history have lived lives of the greatest simplicity. Remember it's the you inside that counts.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

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

More good code has been written in languages denounced as "bad'' than in languages proclaimed "wonderful'' - much more.

Most of us would agree that the important thing about Jesus is not his supposed miraculous birth or the claim that he was resurrected from death, but rather how he lived. The power of his love, the penetrating simplicity of his teachings, and the force of his example of service on behalf of the disenfranchised and downtrodden are what is crucial.

Mozart in his music was probably the most reasonable of the world's great composers. It is the happy balance between flight and control, between sensibility and self-discipline, simplicity and sophistication of style that is his particular province... Mozart tapped once again the source from which all music flows, expressing himself with a spontaneity and refinement and breath-taking rightness that has never since been duplicated.

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.

Nature loves simplicity and unity.

My motto is that I enjoy life. I think there's a kind of simplicity to that way of thinking.

My tendency towards bareness and simplification has been practiced in three fields: modeling, colors, and the figuration of the personages.

My themes will not be far-fetched. I will tell of homely every-day phenomena and adventures.

Nature uses as little as possible of anything.

Never again will I make the simple into the complex. Something of true value does not become more valuable because it becomes complicated. Experience and conditions come and go; complications arise and fall away, but the simple action of God is eternal in the universe.

My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice.

My writing model is my mother, who is a writer as well. She always valued clarity and simplicity above all else. If someone doesn't understand what you're writing, then everything else you do is superfluous. Irrelevant. If any thoughtful, curious reader finds what I do impenetrable, I've failed.