70+ Simplicity Quotes To Inspire You To Live Simple Life

How many undervalue the power of simplicity? But it is the real key to the heart. – William Wordsworth

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

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.— Leonardo da Vinci

For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, clean, and wrong.

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

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

We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.

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

It is what it is, no more, no less, it simply is. Embrace simplicity, life is easier that way. – Hazel Butterworth

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, and Have few desires.

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.

It is the sweet simple things in life that are the real ones after all.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.― Leo Tolstoy

Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.

The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.

A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.

A taste for simplicity cannot last for long.

It takes a long time to learn how to do something simple.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

Live a simple life; you will own the most beautiful treasures of the world!

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.

As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.

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

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

Minimalism is about creating space to live simply and meaningfully; it’s about living intentionally.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

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.

The beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Wise is the one who learns to dumb it down.

I envy the one simply walking down the road.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. – Edwin Way Teale.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.

The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.

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

Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.

Natural beauty breezes within the simplicity that’s the purity, and the essence of natural beauty too.

The fact is that you need a simple life to go to heaven; not an excessively glittering body, shiny lips, and charming face.

Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two where the mystery lies.

It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.

And yes, there’s a simplicity to writing books because you’re not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are.

Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.

Simplicity is nature’s first step and the last of art.

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

Everything is simpler than we can imagine and more complicated than we can conceive.

Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem – neat, plausible, and wrong.

Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.

Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaning.― John Maeda

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity’s the real challenge.

Life only puzzles us because we’re not simple enough to understand it.

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

From native simplicity, we arrive at more profound simplicity.

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.

Treasures in life are often the simplicity of quiet moments with loved ones, that pass too quickly.

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

Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies the opportunity.

When people complain of your complexity, they fail to remember that they made fun of your simplicity.

believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function.

The simplest things are overlooked. And yet, it is the simplest things that are the most essential.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful.

I don’t need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.

I also consider that plain living is good for everybody, physically and mentally.

When happiness is your only thought it’s easy to be happy.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.

Simplify your life. You don’t grow spiritually, you shrink spiritually.

It’s strange how the simple things in life go on while we become difficult.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill in what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches.

Simplicity is not the opposite of wealth. It is the door to the riches you already own.

The ability to simplify means eliminating the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, and compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.

I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, and simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That’s just the way I like it.

Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.

We fail to see the simplicity of everything that surrounds us and search for things we cannot see.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Don’t forget, a great impression of simplicity can only be achieved by the great agony of body and spirit.

The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence. ― Swami Vivekananda

Modern civilization is complicated and artificial. Simple folk lives in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.

In normal life, “simplicity” is synonymous with “easy to do,” but when a chef uses the word, it means “takes a lifetime to learn.

I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, and simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.

I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.

I have had to learn the simplest things last. Which made for difficulties.

If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences.

You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing spillage.

I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.

Let us learn to live simply, so that others may simply live.

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.

Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.

All the problems you have are simple. What’s complicated is getting you to see simplicity.

Sometimes simplicity and elegance are indistinguishable from each other.

The nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, and commitment rather than ambition.

No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe.

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.

The role of genius is not to complicate the simple, but to simplify the complicated.

Free yourself from the complexities of your life! A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you.

People who advocate simplicity have money in the bank; the money came first, not the simplicity.

Part of the problem today is that we have a surplus of simple answers and a shortage of simple problems.

A simple statement is bound to be untrue. One that is not simple cannot be utilized.

You can never be too subtle, and you can never be too simple.

If we would aim at perfection in anything, simplicity must not be overlooked.

One of the biggest accelerators to change is simplicity.

Simplicity is the key to brilliance.

Like all magnificent things, it’s very simple.

Nature is pleased with simplicity.

Living simply makes loving simple.

The simple life is an authentic life.

The greatest ideas are the simplest.

Solace is in simplicity

Simplicity is the nature of great souls.

The more we gave up, the more we gained.

Nature loves simplicity and unity.

Everything seems simpler from a distance.

In simplicity there is truth.

We aim at simplicity and hope for truth.