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Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Chain letters are the postal equivalent of intestinal flu: you get it and pass it along to your friends.
Chain letters are the postal equivalent of intestinal flu: you get it and pass it along to your friends.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Letters are useful as a means of expressing the ideal self. . . . In letters we can reform without read more
Letters are useful as a means of expressing the ideal self. . . . In letters we can reform without practice, beg without humiliation, snip and shape embarrassing experiences to the measure of our own desires. . . .
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. -Henry David Thoreau.
The simplest things are often the truest.
The simplest things are often the truest.
If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts read more
If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing.
I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you. Each one a line or two: "I'm fine, baby. read more
I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you. Each one a line or two: "I'm fine, baby. How are you?" I would send them, but I know that it's just not enough. My words are cold and flat, and you deserve more than that.
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.
Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.
