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The happiest heart that ever beat Was in some quiet breast That found the common daylight sweet, And left to read more
The happiest heart that ever beat Was in some quiet breast That found the common daylight sweet, And left to Heaven the rest. -John V. Cheney.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
Seek simplicity but distrust it.
Seek simplicity but distrust it.
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.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be read more
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it
The simplest things are often the truest.
The simplest things are often the truest.
