The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)
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I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.
Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.
The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.
Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity.
There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.
I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.
Ask a true scientist a very profound question on his science, and he will besilent. Ask a true religious person a very simple question on his religion, and he will be frenzied.
When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.