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Quotes About Simplicity

Lord, I do not ask that Thou shouldst give me wealth; only show me where it is, and I will attend to the rest.
~ Kate Douglas Wiggin
Purity is the fruit of prayer.
~ Mother Teresa
Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.
~ Timothy Keller
The fewer the words the better the prayer.
~ Martin Luther
Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.
~ John Bradshaw
People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly.
~ Naoto Fukasawa
My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
~ Oprah Winfrey
If anyone tries to complicate your life, turn and walk away from them.
~ Caroline Myss
Worship is about God relationship. I need to remember to keep it that simple.
~ Reuben Morgan
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love.
~ Waylon Jennings
Loving consciously does not mean subjecting your relationship to endless analysis. It means something much simpler: paying attention. Noticing. This requires presence.
~ Nathaniel Branden
Well, if this is poetry, it is very easy to write.
~ William Morris
If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
~ William Morris
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
~ William Morris
Have nothing in your house you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
~ William Morris
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful"- 1834
~ William Morris
Love makes clear the eyes that else would never see: "Love makes blind the eyes to all but me and thee.
~ William Morris
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem (Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.)
~ William Occam
One should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.
~ William of Occam
Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.
~ William of Occam
How could I describe our relationship even to myself without either disparaging it or insulting it with the tawdry decoration of sentimentality?
~ William Olaf Stapledon
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
~ William Penn
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
~ William Penn
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left to him owes to his father's care.
~ William Penn