La belleza de lo simple

“Who is rich? One who rejoices in his portion.”

“The Constitution was written by 55 educated and highly intelligent men in Philadelphia in 1787, but it was written so that it could be understood by people of limited education and modest intelligence.”

“Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.”

“When the Grateful Dead needed a quality sound system to deliver our sonic payload, I learned electronics and speaker design.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.”

“Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, simpler.”

“My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.”

“If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.”

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

“Health is the most precious gain and contentment the greatest wealth. A trustworthy person is the best kinsman.”

“I use every single thing that Alfred Hitchcock taught me in my acting career... I am very grateful for the education he gave me in making motion pictures.”

“I'm a very simple person. I don't use computers.”

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.”

“Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity.”

“He who does not thank people has not thanked Allah.”

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”

“Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning.”

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the paren't of all the others.”

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”

“I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.”

“I'm an addict, I'm addicted to success. Thankfully, there's no rehab for success.”

“We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.”

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”

“Men would bless you or curse you; The curse, a protest against failure, The blessing, a hymn of the hunter Who comes back from the hills With provision for his mate.”

“To me, the print business model is so simple, where readers pay a dollar for all the content within, and that supports the enterprise.”

“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”