#simplicity

I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing anything under the pretext of simplicity. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#add #anything #bent #church #doing

Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted. ↗

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

#poetry #simplicity #wonder #beauty

When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#comes #down #even #fame #halen

I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful. ↗

— Norman Hartnell

#despise #i #negation #simplicity

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation. ↗

— Richard Holloway

#art #attributes #clarity #creation #give

Small Moth... She's slicing ripe white peaches into the Tony the Tiger bowl and dropping slivers for the dog poised vibrating by her foot to stop their fall when she spots it, camouflaged, a glimmer and then full on- happiness, plashing blunt soft wings inside her as if it wants to escape again. ↗

— Sarah Lindsay

#home #simplicity #home

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things. ↗

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

#simplicity #taste #beauty

We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#care #intelligent #knowledgeable #love #nationalism

While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self claims identity in its belovedness. We encounter God in the ordinariness of life: not in the search for spiritual highs and extraordinary, mystical experiences but in our simple presence in life. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#christianity #god #identity #impostor #simplicity

Every day offers us simple gifts when we are willing to search our hearts for the place that's right for each of us. (January 15) ↗

— Sarah Breathnach

#life #self-awareness #simplicity #life