The Year of Living With Simplicity

And here are just a few quotes I’m going to read every day to remind me of my resolutions.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo Da Vinci

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“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

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”  Frederic Chopin

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

“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


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Update:

A couple posts that I have come across since this post that I found relevant and insightful:

8 Ways to Simplify the Pursuit of Happiness

Why Not…Revel in Simple Pleasures