Simplicity is the art of finding beauty in the uncluttered, the profound in the uncomplicated. It’s a philosophy that reminds us to embrace life’s essentials, to savor the elegance of minimalism, and to seek joy in the unadorned. In this collection of thought-provoking simplicity quotes, we explore the wisdom of those who have championed a life of clarity and purpose.
These words serve as a gentle nudge towards a more mindful existence, encouraging us to appreciate the quiet moments and find contentment in the ordinary. Whether in the pursuit of inner peace or the decluttering of our surroundings, simplicity guides us towards a more fulfilling way of being.
Join us in this journey through quotes that celebrate the profound beauty found in life’s simplest pleasures.
- The less I needed, the better I felt. Charles Bukowski
- One should use common words to say uncommon things. Arthur Schopenhauer
- The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato
- I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
- The expression of truth is simplicity. Seneca
- Simplicity and harmony are the ultimate conditions to be attained in all things. Horace Fletcher
- Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus. Edward de Bono
- He is the richest who is content with the least. Socrates
- Don’t rush. Go slowly. Be present. Leo Babauta
- Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault
- It takes a long time to learn how to do something simple. Marty Rubin
- Discern the vital few from the trivial many. Greg McKeown
- Owning less is great. Wanting less is better. Joshua Becker
- The greatest ideas are the simplest. William Golding
- It is better to be good than to be original. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Simplicity compounds. Complexity zeros out. Shane Parrish
- If everything is important, then nothing is. Patrick M. Lencioni
- Simplicity is the essence of happiness. Cedric Bledsoe
- The greatest truths are the simplest: so likewise are the greatest men. Augustus William Hare
- The most complicated skill is to be simple. Dejan Stojanovic
- Simplify, then add lightness. Colin Chapman
- Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less. John Maeda
- One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. Jack Kerouac
- Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates
- The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. Bruce Lee
- You don’t need more space, you need less stuff. Joshua Becker
- I love to go and see all the things I am happy without. Socrates
- My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety. Hank Stram
- Poverty is my pride. Muhammed
- Give all you can give and take only what you need. The Minimalists
- The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
- The more simple we are, the more complete we become. August Rodin
- My greatest skill has been to want little. Henry David Thoreau
- Simplicity is the peak of civilization. Jessie Sampter
- The simplest things are often the truest. Richard Bach
- Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Steve Jobs
- Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple. Richard Branson
- To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. Buddha
- 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
- There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. Warren Buffett
- Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein
- Nothing is simpler than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- How many things are there which I do not want? Socrates
- Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
- Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. Isaac Newton
- Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. Dr. Seuss
- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci
- Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
- The most important things in life aren’t things. Kenneth Clarke
- I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day. Henry David Thoreau
- Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. D.H. Mondfleur
- To be richer, happier, and freer, all you need to do is want less. Francine Jay
- Order your soul. Reduce your wants. Augustine of Hippo
- Simplicity doesn’t change who you are, it brings you back to who you are. Courtney Carver
- 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. Steve Jobs
- All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill
- Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are. James Cash Penney
- Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like. Will Rogers
- A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? Albert Einstein
- It is vain to do with more what can be done with less. William Of Occam
- Saying no is more important than saying yes. Shane Parrish
- If buying stuff hasn’t made you happy, maybe getting rid of it will. Joshua Becker
- Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. Leo Babauta
- He who is contented is rich. Lao Tzu
- I will not say yes when my heart says no. Courtney Carver
- Receive without conceit, release without struggle. Marcus Aurelius
- The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. Seneca
- A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau
- Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. John Ruskin
- He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods. Pythagoras
- Make room for things that matter by removing everything that doesn’t. Brian Gardner
- Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks? Socrates
- The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are. Mother Teresa
- There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. Leo Tolstoy
- Let’s stop telling each other how busy we are. Unknown