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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
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest read more
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might read more
The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. -Thomas More.
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.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.
