Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is very hard to be simple enough to be good.

It is very hard to be simple enough to be good.

Summary

Being simple is quite challenging yet crucial to achieve excellence. Striving for simplicity requires stripping away unnecessary complexities and focusing on essential elements. It involves distilling ideas, concepts, or designs to their most fundamental and effective forms. The quote highlights the difficulty inherent in effectively and purposefully simplifying, implying that simplicity not only enhances clarity but also leads to genuine quality, whether in understanding, work, or creation. Balancing complexity and simplicity is an art that can yield powerful and impactful outcomes, highlighting the importance of simplicity in achieving goodness or successful results.

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By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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