During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who

During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo. – Honore de Balzac

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A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long. – Eugene Delacroix

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We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it. – Donald Horban

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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. – Albert Einstein, possibly a paraphrase by Roger Sessions

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The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn’t simple. – Doris Janzen Longacre

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