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Narrow life down to what's precious and necessary. In a world of complexity the best weapon is simplicity.
The law of simplicity and naïveté applies to all fine art, for it is compatible with what is most sublime.
If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it.
Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.
Children are born with their own optimism. They have a clarity and a simplicity that we can only wish for.
The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
One of the surest ways to avoid even getting near false doctrine is to choose to be simple in our teaching.
The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it.
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
Architect: Someone who knows the difference between that which could be done and that which should be done.
At times almost all of us envy the animals. They suffer and die, but do not seem to make a "problem" of it.
If we have the khadi spirit in us, then we should surround ourselves with simplicity in every walk of life.
Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.
Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.
If we are to love sincerely, and with simplicity, we must first of all overcome the fear of not being loved.
Understanding reduces the greatest to simplicity, and lack of its causes the least to take on the magnitude.
The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.
Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now.
And so from that, I've always been fascinated with the idea that complexity can come out of such simplicity.
Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.
The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.
The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Clumsiness attempts to fix simplicity straight in the eye. It is not a mark of incompetence but of reticence.
Only a few reporters...discerned that Anderson really combined Carter's ineptness with Reagan's simplicities.
Simplicity, for reasons that are a little bit obscure, is almost not pursued, at least in the academic world.
Where, but in the simplicity of the Gospel, can you hear about both the dignity of man and the misery of man?
The rose has told In one simplicity That never life Relinquishes a bloom But to bestow An ancient confidence.
Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.
Complexity is acceptable as long as it is intelligible and necessary. We want to avoid needless complications.
It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences.
Wherever groups disclosed themselves, or could be introduced, simplicity crystallized out of comparative chaos.
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
How desirable is this simplicity! Who will give it to me? I will quit all else; it is the pearl of great price.
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
I think that we're always drawn - particularly sophisticated people - are always drawn to the idea of simplicity.
And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.
No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe.
Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.
Nature is capable of building complex structures by processes of self-organization; simplicity begets complexity.
Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.
Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.
I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.
Any intelligent fool can invent further complications, but it takes a genius to retain, or recapture, simplicity.
Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
Distractions must be conquered or they will conquer us. So let us cultivate simplicity; let us walk in the Spirit.
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.
As much as we all talk about the future and how so many things are merging, there is a simplicity that is crucial.