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Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive. – Jean De La Bruyere

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Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion. – The Talmud

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Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Life is amazingly good when it’s simple and amazingly simple when it’s good. – Terri Guillemets

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Simplify, then add lightness. – Colin Chapman

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