Quotes by Simplicity Every application has an inherent amount of irreducible complexity. The only question is who will have to deal with it, the user or the developer (programmer or engineer). Larry Tesler dealscomplexitysimplicity How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers himself to that which is simple, modest, true; integrating it into himself, he becomes a master of simplicity, modesty, truth. Laozi simplicitysimpledoe Do nondoing, strive for non-stiving, savor the flavourless, make much of little, repay enmity with virture; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small. Laozi enmitysimplicitylittles I believe we would be happier to have a personal revolution in our individual lives and go back to simpler living and more direct thinking. Laura Ingalls Wilder simplicitybelievethinking As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration. Laura Nyro simplicitybeautifulway Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little. Laozi taoismsimplicitydesire He who hoards much loses much. Laozi losessimplicity When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United. Laozi simplicitybrokenleader Simplicity is the great friend to nature, and if I would be proud of anything in this silly world, it should be of this honest alliance. Laurence Sterne simplicitywould-besilly Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does. Lawrence Bossidy programmingsimplicitydoe If you can't describe your strategy in twenty minutes, simply and in plain language, you haven't got a plan. 'But,' people may say, 'I've got a complex strategy. It can't be reduced to a page.' That's nonsense. That's not a complex strategy. It's a complex thought about the strategy. Lawrence Bossidy plain-languagesimplicitypeople Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Laozi knivessimplicityinspirational To know you have enough is to be rich. Laozi chineserichsimplicity Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it's own accord. Laozi being-freesimplicitynames Simplicity and beauty are the signs not of truth but of a well-constructed approximate model of a limited domain of phenomena. Lee Smolin wellssimplicitydomain Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature. Laozi simplicitysimpleself As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself. Leonardo da Vinci simplicityartistfall simplicity is the best sophistication Leonardo da Vinci sophisticationsimplicity For us, with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, there is nothing for which we have no standard. And there is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. Leo Tolstoy simplicitygreatnesstruth One must first seek to love plants and nature, and then to cultivate that happy peace of mind which is satisfied with little. He will be happier if he has no rigid and arbitrary ideals, for gardens are coquettish, particularly with the novice. Liberty Hyde Bailey simplicitygardenmind«2728293031323334353637»
