Thoreau was right

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizzare which seems inherent in them. --Jean Cocteau

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. --The Dalai Lama

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities. --Norman Vincent Peale

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts. --Paul Valery

You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. --Barbara Hall

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of his own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time. --Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. --Oscar Wilde

After all, life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it. --Anonymous

Life. It sucks but it's all we've got. --me