“Simplicity” refers to a state or quality of being easy to understand, straightforward, or uncomplicated. It involves the absence of unnecessary complexities, intricacies, or complications in something—be it an idea, process, design, or approach. Simplicity is characterized by clarity, efficiency, and a lack of unnecessary elements, making things easier to comprehend, use, or appreciate. It often enhances usability, functionality, and accessibility, allowing for a more direct and effective experience or solution.
Simplicity Quotes
1. “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
— Jack Kerouac
2. “Like all magnificent things, it’s very simple.”
— Natalie Babbitt
3. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
— Confucius
4. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Clare Boothe Luce
5. “Living simply makes loving simple.”
— Bell Hooks
6. “To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.”
— Dejan Stojanovic
7. “The greatest ideas are the simplest.”
— William Golding
8. “Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.”
— Rousseau Jean-Jacques
9. “It takes a long time to learn how to do something simple.”
— Marty Rubin
10. “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
11. “Wise is the one who learns to dumb it down.”
— Curtis Tyrone Jones
12. “I envy the one simply walking down the road.”
— Marty Rubin
13. “Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.”
— Isaac Newton
14. “Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”
— Henry David Thoreau
15. “If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke
16. “Natural beauty breezes within the simplicity that’s the purity, and the essence of natural beauty too.”
— Ehsan Sehgal
17. “Solace is in simplicity.”
— Abhijit Naskar
18. “Simplicity is nature’s first step and the last of art.”
— Philip James Bailey
19. “Nature loves simplicity and unity.”
— Johannes Kepler
20. “Simplicity is the nature of great souls.”
— Papa Ramadas
21. “As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”
— Henry David Thoreau
22. “Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
— Henry David Thoreau
23. “The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.”
— Steve Maraboli
24. “The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.”
— Joshua Becker
25. “It is what it is, no more, no less, it simply is. Embrace simplicity, life is easier that way.”
— Hazel Butterworth
26. “Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.”
— Marty Rubin
27. “Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity’s the real challenge.”
— Robert James Waller
28. “Life only puzzles us because we’re not simple enough to understand it.”
— Marty Rubin
29. “Treasures in life are often the simplicity of quiet moments with loved ones, that pass too quickly.”
— ALLENE VANOIRSCHOT
30. “The simplest things are overlooked. And yet, it is the simplest things that are the most essential.”
— Thomas Lloyd Qualls
31. “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
— E.F. Schumacher
32. “There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
— Leo Tolstoy
33. “Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”
— Isaac Newton
34. Lots of places to find baseline happiness in each and every day.”
— Leo Babauta
35. “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.”
— John Maeda
36. “Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus.”
— Ann Voskamp
37. “They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simple-minded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.”
— Dolly Parton
38. “When happiness is your only thought it’s easy to be happy.”
— Marty Rubin
39. “Simplicity is not the opposite of wealth. It is the door to the riches you already own.”
— Alan Cohen
40. “In simplicity there is truth.”
— River Phoenix
41. “It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town… he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.”
— Henry David Thoreau
42. “Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.”
— Pete Seeger
43. “Take the time to observe the simple and ponder upon the seemingly insignificant. You’ll find a wealth of depth and beauty.”
— Melanie Charlene
44. “We fail to see the simplicity of everything that surrounds us and search for things we cannot see.”
— Rajesh
45. “Modern civilization is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.”
— Sivananda
46. “I have had to learn the simplest things last. Which made for difficulties.”
— Charles Olsen
47. “A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.”
— Barbara Taylor Bradford
48. “All the problems you have are simple. What’s complicated is getting you to see simplicity.”
— Meir Ezra
49. “Sometimes simplicity and elegance are indistinguishable from each other.”
— Amit Kalantri
50. “The more we gave up, the more we gained.”
— Courtney Ellis
51. Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two where the mystery lies.”
— Derek Landy
52. “It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.”
— David Levithan
53. “It’s strange how the simple things in life go on while we become difficult.”
— Richard Brautigan
54. “A simple statement is bound to be untrue. One that is not simple cannot be utilized.”
— Paul Valéry
55. “May you always value the simple little things in Life. For they make a big difference and hence are the most important.”
— Omar Cherif
56. “You can never be too subtle, and you can never be too simple.”
— Paul Valéry
57. “If we would aim at perfection in anything, simplicity must not be overlooked.”
— Henry David Thoreau
58. “Some things just work. Simplicity is elegant.”
— Brandon Sanderson
59. “The lives of the poor are enriched by the richness of simplicity!”
— Mehmet Murat ildan
60. “Simplicity of appearance can cause hindrance to success when you are poor. But the same simplicity is admired in a rich and successful person.”
— Shon Mehta
61. “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
— Hans Hofmann
62. “Simplicity reveals the pure beauty of life.”
— Debasish Mridha
63. “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance”
— Coco Chanel
64. “I always go for simplicity.”
— David Bailey
65. “Simplicity is not style, it is a state of harmony.”
— Naoto Fukasawa
66. “Simplicity is the key to brilliance.”
— Bruce Lee
67. “The core of beauty is simplicity.”
― Paulo Coelho
68. “One of the biggest accelerators to change is simplicity.”
— Dr Henry Cloud
69. “In everything, love simplicity.”
— Saint Francis De Sales
70. “Live simply, so that others may simply live.”
— Mother Theresa
71. “For a few minutes I tried to empty my mind, to concentrate solely on breathing: sometimes it’s useful to rediscover simpler pleasures of life.”
— Romain Gary
72. “Getting rid of everything that doesn’t matter allows you to remember who you are. Simplicity doesn’t change who you are, it brings you back to who you are.”
— Courtney Carver
73. “Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.”
— Mark Coleman
74. “Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.”
— George Sand
75. “A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
76. “I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world.”
— Sandra Cisneros
77. “Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
— Albert Einstein
78. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”
— Lao Tzu
79. “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
— Lao Tzu
80. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
— Albert Einstein
81. “The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.”
— Thich Thien-An
82. “A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.”
— Winston Churchill
83. “Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability.”
— Edsger Dijkstra
84. “As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.”
— Laura Nyro
85. “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”
— Laozi
86. “Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.”
— Thomas a Kempis
87. “There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.”
— Alexander Pope
88. Genuine simplicity of heart is a healing and cementing principle.”
— Edmund Burke
89. “Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?”
— E. T. A. Hoffmann
90. “To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
91. “I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.”
― Bobby Brown
92. “Keep it Simple — Simplicity is best. If it can be misunderstood, it will be misunderstood.”
― Christian Motley
93. “Suddenly it was clear to me that all the beautiful complexity of life had simplicity at its core.”
― Eric Lander
94. “What we discovered was, sometimes, the answer to something complex is simplicity.”
― Melissa Dayton
95. “Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.”
― Edward de Bono
96. “Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more.”
― John Kabat-Zinn
97. “Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product.”
― Jonathan Ive
98. “When you begin to pursue simplicity and make different decisions than you used to make, people will inevitably take notice.”
― Mike Burns
99. “Don’t get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.”
― Mark Hyman, M.D.
100. “Simplicity is about deciding what’s important to you and focusing on that before anything else.”
― Chelsea Walters
101. “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
― Lao Tzu
102. “Don’t make the process harder than it is.”
― Jack Welch
103. “Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.”
― Plato
104. “Simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much.”
― Joshua Reynolds
105. “That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex…”
― Steve Jobs
106. “Simplicity is a choice, a discrimination, a crystallization. Its object is purity.”
― Le Corbusier
107. “The art of art, the glory of expression, and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.”
― Walt Whitman
108. “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”
― Charles Mingus
109. “I like simplicity; I don’t need luxury.”
― Francis Ford Coppola