. . . money . . . is really the difference between men and animals, most of the things men feel, animals feel, and vice versa, but animals do not know about money.
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I like a thing simple but it must be simple through complication. Everything must come into your scheme, otherwise you cannot achieve real simplicity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True simplicity emerges from the understanding and integration of complexities.
This quote by Gertrude Stein suggests that simplicity is not merely about making things less intricate, but rather about creating an order out of the complexities of life. She argues that to achieve real simplicity, one must embrace and understand the complications present, weaving them into a coherent scheme that leads to an elegant and meaningful simplicity.
Themes
SimplicityComplexityUnderstandingArtIntegration
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation about design, you could use this quote to emphasize the importance of understanding complexities to create a simple product.
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I simply contend that the middle-class ideal which demands that people be affectionate, respectable, honest and content, that they avoid excitements and cultivate serenity is the ideal that appeals to me, it is in short the ideal of affectionate family life, of honorable business methods.
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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