21 Deep and meaningful simplicity quotes

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Discover deep and meaningful simplicity quotes to inspire a mindful life and let go of all the unnecessary while staying on the essentials. Sometimes we indeed invent hundreds of ways to make our lives complicated. But, if we write down our life’s struggles at this moment, we may discover that they fill less than a hundred sentences.

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Deep and Meaningful Simplicity Quotes

Are all these complicated struggles equally important? Do they spend are energy fruitlessly or keep us back to aimless negativity? Do we try to live other people’s lives and drama? Living wisely may be harder in the beginning but it can make things easier for us in the end. So, the first mindful step to simplify our life is to write down in an empty sheet what feels complicated in our life. Write them simply but precisely and try to keep a clear plan. Thus, we should think positively and be inspired by motivational stories for a simple life.

Isaak Newton

“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”

Jack Kerouac

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”

Henry David Thoreau

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”

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Lin Yutang

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”

Plato

“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”

Albert Einstein

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

Edward Tuft

“Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.”

Hans Hofmann

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs had many insightful quotes about simplicity. Here are a few of his most notable ones

• “That’s been one of my mantras—focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
• “It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up with elegant solutions.”
• “Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying no to all but the most crucial features.”

Humble simplicity quotes

Here are some quotes that beautifully capture the essence of humble simplicity:

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” Leo Tolstoy

“Live a simple life; you will own the most beautiful treasures of the world!” Mehmet Murat ildan

“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” Miyamoto Musashi

“We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.” Henry David Thoreau

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Simplicity sophistication quotes

Here are some quotes that highlight the elegance of simplicity and sophistication:

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.” Coco Chanel

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” William James

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius

“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.” Martin H. Fischer

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