Simplicity is beauty

A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered; in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life
- Henri Frederic Amiel

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity - Charles Mingus

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think
- Eleanor Roosevelt (My Days)

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House in the Ozarks by Hines)

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler
- Albert Einstein

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 - E.F. Schumacker

The boy and girl going hand in hand through a meadow; the mother washing her baby; the sweet simple things in life. We have almost lost track of them. On the one side, we overintel-lectualize everything; on the other hand, we are over-mechanized. We can understand the danger of the atomic bomb, but the danger of our misunderstanding the meaning of life is much more serious.
- Edward Steichen

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed- it is a process of elimination.
- Elbert Hubbard

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
- Storm Jameson