#clarity

One should use common words to say uncommon things ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#naivete #simplicity #writing #simplicity

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! ↗

— Bill Watterson

#fog #ideas #impenetrable #inflate #inhibit

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#appear #beautiful #clarity #dream #experience

As I began to discover my own truth and endeavored to possess it with clarity, I became more and more alienated from that which my companions held, or professed to hold. ↗

— Juan Goytisolo

#became #began #clarity #companions #discover

I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened. ↗

— Amy Grant

#anticipation #back #certain #certain things #christians

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating. ↗

— Karl Von Clausewitz

#always #certainty #clarity #fascinating #finds

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't. ↗

— John M. Ford

#believe #clarity #every #expression #i

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity. ↗

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

#always #clarity #greatest #lies #me

You cannot mistake Bush's clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they aren't just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves. ↗

— Eric Liu

#believes #bush #cannot #clarity #days

And how is clarity to be achieved? Mainly by taking trouble and by writing to serve people rather than to impress them. ↗

— F. L. Lucas

#clarity #how #impress #mainly #people