I live by the simplest, perhaps facile command that Jesus ever gave, which is to love God with the whole self and the neighbor as the self, and I find that's entirely consuming. To do those two things leaves me very little time to do much else.
Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government's ambitious and mercenary aims, and a renunciation of human dignity, common sense, and conscience by the governed, and a slavish submission to those who hold power. That is what is really preached wherever patriotism is championed. Patriotism is slavery.
The greatest thing that I have learned is probably the simplest thing any of us can learn: I am who I am.
As in the fine arts, the progress of mankind from barbarism to civilisation is marked by a gradual succession of triumphs over the rude materialities of nature, so in the art of cookery is the progress gradual from the earliest and simplest modes, to those of the most complicated and refined.
The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.
The simplest thing that can be said about any person, any relationship, is that it's not simple at all.
The simplest things are often the truest.
The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.
The simplest and most obvious cause which can there be assigned for any phenomena, is probably the true one.
When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.
This procedure [selecting the simplest law], however, has no logical justification but only a psychological one.
Christmas shows us the ties that bind us together, threads of love and caring, woven in the simplest and strongest way within the family.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best.
The greatest ideas are the simplest.
He made a sound like a choked laughed before he reached out and pulled her into her arms. She was aware of Luke watching them from the window, but she shut her eyes resolutely and buried her face against Jace's shoulder. He smelled of salt and blood, and only when his mouth came close to her ear did she understand what he was saying, and it was the simplest litany of all: her name, just her name.
The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form of living organism known is 1 to 10340,000,000. . . . The size of this figure is truly staggering, since there are only supposed to be approximately 10 electrons in the whole universe!
After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: Develop a strong family narrative.
The best idea is the simplest.
The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.