Essence of simplicity

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-Antoine de saint-exupéry

Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.
-William of Ockham (Ockham’s Razor)

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

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
-Hans Hofmann

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
-Leonardo da Vinci

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
-Confucius

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
-Socrates