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To those who complain of the complexity of modern life, he [Henry

To those who complain of the complexity of modern life, he [Henry David Thoreau] might reply, “If you want inner peace find it in solitude, not speed, and if you would find yourself, look to the land from which you came and to which you go.” – Stewart Udall, The Quiet Crisis, 1963

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How many things are there which I do not want. – Socrates

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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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What a unique treasure are the things we have learned to live without, for no thief can take them from us. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Simplicity is the seal of truth. – Proverb

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