Joseph Joubert Quotes

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.

There is but one art, to omit.

To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.

Less is more only when more is too much.

Extreme complication is contrary to art.

I've always thought that less was a lot more.

I like to push myself to achieve a certain quality, eliminate the excess detail. I always want a high degree of purity.

Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.

I always think less is more.

Simplicity is the mean between ostentation and rusticity.

The trick isn't adding stuff, it's taking away.

Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

Every dish doesn't have to be showy, and every dish doesn't have to slap you in the face with technique.

It's not what you play but what you leave out that makes the difference.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

I continue to be drawn to clarity and simplicity. 'Less is more' remains my mantra.

The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.

Elegance is refusal.

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

The best artists know what to leave out.

Never say more than is necessary.

I cut up loads. I always want everything shorter, shorter, shorter.