There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.

Quote by Alexander Pope

Topics: Simplicity Quotes

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, - health, peace,...

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, - health, peace,...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have...

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those who move easiest have...

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er...

The most positive men are the most credulous.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

Astrologers that future fates foreshow.

Astrologers that future fates foreshow.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes

Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

Never find fault with the absent.

Never find fault with the absent.

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave:...

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave:...

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

Happiness is a sort of action.

Happiness is a sort of action.

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...