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Simplicity is the nature of great souls.
Simplicity is the nature of great souls.
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.
I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally read more
I wrote a letter to my dad, I was going to write 'I really enjoyed being here', but I accidentally wrote 'rarely' instead of 'really'. But I wanted to use it, I didn't want to cross it out, so I wrote 'I rarely drive steamboats, Dad. There's a lot of sh*t you don't know about me. Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator.' I know this letter took a harsh turn right away.
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.
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their read more
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment
This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment
A taste for simplicity cannot last for long. -Eugene Delacroix.
A taste for simplicity cannot last for long. -Eugene Delacroix.
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.
