Simplicity is the ultimate degree of sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) For Da Vinci, simplification wasn't about "doing less," but about getting to the essential . He believed that only those who deeply understand a phenomenon can express it clearly, elegantly, and without excess. This applied to everything: drawing, engineering, anatomy, painting, inventions. In this sense, simplicity is not the starting point, but rather the pinnacle of understanding . Da Vi