Simplicity is in the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him. Thomas à Kempis.
Simplicity is Nature's first step, and the last 10 of art. P. J. Bailey.
Simplicity is, of all things, the hardest to be copied. Steele.
Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses to reflect on itself or its deeds. Many are sincere without being simple; they do not wish to be taken for other than they are, but they are always afraid of being taken for what they are not. Fénelon.
Sin every day takes out a patent for some new invention. Whipple.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. Holmes.
Sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth 15 but a sting in its tail. H. Ballou.
Sin is not a monster to be mused on, but an impotence to be got rid of. Matthew Arnold.
Sin is too dull to see beyond himself. Tennyson.
Sin seen from the thought is a diminution or loss; seen from the conscience or will, it is a pravity or bad. Emerson.