Simplest Quotes

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.

God always takes the simplest way.

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.

Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.

At this camp I had the unique experience of showing all these seasoned Westerners that it was possible to make a fire by the friction of two sticks. This has long been a specialty of mine; I use a thong and a bow as the simplest way.

A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.

Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings.

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.

The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

The simplest science book is over my head.

"Think simple" as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.

Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and our environmental concerns. Hydrogen is the simplest, most abundant element in the universe.

The simplest things are often the truest.

Even the simplest things, I'm guilty of making really bad decisions a lot of the time.

Man's striving for order, of which art is but one manifestation, derives from a similar universal tendency throughout the organic world; it is also paralleled by, and perhaps derived from, the striving towards the state of simplest structure in physical systems.

Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.

The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to work a subject down to the simplest form possible and still have it believable for what it is meant to be.

When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we have to lie to ourselves. Black is never as black as you're painting it and white is never as white.

Of mediumship there are many grades, one of the simplest forms being the capacity to receive an impression or automatic writing, under peaceful conditions, in an ordinary state; but the whole subject is too large to be treated here.

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.

The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.