S Quotes
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“Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses itself any reaction with regard to itself or its deeds. This virtue differs from and surpasses sincerity. We see many people who are sincere without being simple. They do not wish to be taken for other than what they are; but they are always fearing lest they should be taken for what they are not.”
“Simplicity is the strength of the film. It is an emotion-packed film with simple things knitted together beautifully.”
“Simplicity is the trademark of GENIUS”
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication-- Steve Jobs turned this into the slogan behind an early Mac advertising campaign. Which doesn't make it less true.”
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up with elegant solutions. [...] It's not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of complexity. To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. [...] You have to deeply understand the essence of a product in order to be able to get rid of the parts that are not essential.”
“Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being.”
Source: The Snow Leopard
“Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus.”
“Simplicity lies concealed in this chaos, and it is only for us to discover it.”
“Simplicity make no mans great, but makes life easier and not complicated.”
“Simplicity makes me happy.”
“Simplicity matters. Especially when it comes to the muscle memory of boxing. That is perhaps rule number one. Simplicity works. Simplicity is repetition. Repetition is function. Boil function down to one action, maybe two. Left or right. Simplicity. Simplicity is really the hardest thing.”
Source: Rasta in the Ring: The Life of Rastafarian Boxer Livingstone Bramble
“Simplicity means taking charge of a life that is too busy, too stressed, and too fragmented. An uncluttered simplicity means cutting back on trivial distractions, both material and non-material, and focusing on the essentials - whatever those may be for each of our unique lives.”
“Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means.”
“Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.”
“Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.”
“Simplicity not simplistic.”
“Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copy.”
Source: The Guardian: With a Biographical, Historical, and Critical Preface by the Rev. Rob. Lynam
“Simplicity of appearance can cause hindrance to success when you are poor. But the same simplicity is admired in a rich and successful person.”
Source: Stories Of Jivavarta
“Simplicity of approach is always best.”
“Simplicity of Dress, and unaffected manners, should go together. They demand respect, and will be admired by people of taste, even when love is out of the question.”
Source: Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
“Simplicity of expression rather than complexity of form.”
Source: Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
“Simplicity of life is an essential for greatness of life.”
Source: The Education of Catholic Girls
“Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement.”
Source: William Morris on Art and Socialism
“Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement; a sanded floor and whitewashed walls and the green trees, and flowery meads, and living waters outside; or a grimy palace amid the same with a regiment of housemaids always working to smear the dirt together so that it may be unnoticed; which, think you, is the most refined, the most fit for a gentleman of those two dwellings?”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Morris (Illustrated)
“Simplicity of living gives you sensitivity of character. A lot of people told me that leaving L.A. and moving to Volcano (district of the Big Island) would ruin my career, but that's my kuleana, my business.”
“Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships of all kinds. It means taking life as it is.”
“Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with some degree of conscious appreciation of the condition of the rest of the world.”
“Simplicity of manner is the last attainment. Men are very long afraid of being natural, from the dread of being taken for ordinary.”
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world."
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"There is no greater misfortune
than underestimating your enemy.
Underestimating your enemy
means thinking that he is evil.
Thus you destroy your three treasures
and become an enemy yourself.
When two great forces oppose each other,
the victory will go
to the one that knows how to yield.”
Source: Tao Te Ching
“Simplicity protects people from Carnal Slavery!”
“Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him.”
“Simplicity requires ruthlessness.”
“Simplicity reveals itself to those who dare to listen beyond the noise in the quiet chambers of truth. It is a soft melody that beckons the curious soul to discern the profound amidst the mundane.”
Source: Death: Light of Life and the Shadow of Death
“Simplicity saves strength.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Simplicity seats profundity,
Complexity contains shallowness.
Lavishness indicates thievishness,
Luxury facilitates pettiness.”
Source: Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect
“Simplicity should not be identified with bareness.”
Source: The Fiftieth anniversary of the ethical movement, 1876-1926
“Simplicity simplified life!”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Simplicity speaks with splendour.”
“Simplicity survives the changes of fashion. Women of chic are wearing now dresses they bought from me in 1936. Fit the century, forget the year.”
“Simplicity takes time, patience & practice. Complexity offers too many excuses for failure”
“Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.”
Source: Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand
“Simplicity, carried to an an extreme, becomes elegance.”
Source: Writing for story: craft secrets of dramatic nonfiction by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
“Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation.”
“Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.”
“Simplicity, it seems, has always been wasted on those who simply cannot appreciate it”
Source: Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.”
“Simplicity, suitability and proportion.”
Source: Elsie De Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration
“Simplicity, then, is getting in touch with the divine center”
“Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.”