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| Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922. |
| Simplicity |
| Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. Emerson—Literary Ethics. | 1 |
| Generally nature hangs out a sign of simplicity in the face of a fool. Fuller—The Holy and Profane States. Of Natural Fools. Maxim I. | 2 |
| To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art. Goldsmith—Deserted Village. L. 253. | 3 |
| The greatest truths are the simplest: and so are the greatest men. J. C. and A. W. Hare—Guesses at Truth. | 4 |
| Simplicity is a state of mind. Charles Wagner—Simple Life. Ch. II. | 5 |
| A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human. Charles Wagner—Simple Life. Ch. II. | 6 |
| Humanity lives and always has lived on certain elemental provisions. Charles Wagner—Simple Life. Ch. III. | 7 |
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