Simple Idea

Famous quotes containing the words simple and/or idea:

“The good old rule
Sufficeth them, the simple plan,
That they should take, who have the power,
And they should keep who can.”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

“Simile and Metaphor differ only in degree of stylistic refinement. The Simile, in which a comparison is made directly between two objects, belongs to an earlier stage of literary expression; it is the deliberate elaboration of a correspondence, often pursued for its own sake. But a Metaphor is the swift illumination of an equivalence. Two images, or an idea and an image, stand equal and opposite; clash together and respond significantly, surprising the reader with a sudden light.”
—Sir Herbert Read (1893–1968)