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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang

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Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice. – Lin Yutang

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I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking. – Lin Yutang

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

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If you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. – Annie Dillard, “Seeing,” Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, 1974

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Complexity creates a maze between you and success. Simplicity ensures a clear line of sight. – Lee J. Colan

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The goal of life: simple but not empty. – Terri Guillemets

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