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    Clare Boothe Luce
    “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
    ― Clare Boothe Luce
    tags: elegance, misattributed-to-apple, misattributed-to-da-vinci, misattributed-to-steve-jobs, simplicity, sophistication
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    Albert Einstein
    “If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, simplicity, understand
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    Lao Tzu
    “Manifest plainness,
    Embrace simplicity,
    Reduce selfishness,
    Have few desires.”
    ― Lao Tzu
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
    tags: goodness, simplicity, truth
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    Bruce Lee
    “It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
    ― Bruce Lee
    tags: inspirational, motivation, priorities, simplicity, wisdom
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    William Golding
    “The greatest ideas are the simplest.”
    ― William Golding, Lord of the Flies
    tags: inspirational, simplicity
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”
    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
    tags: greatness, simplicity
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    Victoria Moran
    “A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)”
    ― Victoria Moran, Lit From Within: Tending Your Soul For Lifelong Beauty
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    Albert Einstein
    “I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: sense, simplicity
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    Isaac Newton
    “Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy”
    ― Isaac Newton
    tags: nature, philosophy, simplicity, wisdom
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    Criss Jami
    “The role of genius is not to complicate the simple, but to simplify the complicated.”
    ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
    tags: accessibility, complication, genius, intelligence, practicality, practicality-for-intellectuals, roles, simplicity, substance
    65 likes

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    Robert James Waller
    “Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity's the real challenge.”
    ― Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County
    tags: inspirational, simplicity
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    Nathan W. Morris
    “Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It's your masterpiece after all.”
    ― Nathan W. Morris
    tags: inspirational-success-failure, minimalism, motivation, self-motivation, success
    200 likes

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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Socrates
    “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
    ― Socrates
    tags: knowledge, wisdom
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    Paulo Coelho
    “The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
    tags: wisdom
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    Suze Orman
    “Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.”
    ― Suze Orman
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    Warren Buffett
    “Rule No. 1 : Never lose money. Rule No. 2 : Never forget Rule No. 1.”
    ― Warren Buffett
    tags: finance, money
    184 likes

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    Steven J. Lee
    “Thy shalt not worship thy investment advisor, for if she were so smart she would be retired by now.”
    ― Steven J. Lee, The Money Plan: Creating Personal Wealth for a Secure Future
    tags: finance, money, wealth
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    Toba Beta
    “Attention is a main asset in marketing.”
    ― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
    tags: attention, marketing
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    Robert Greene
    “When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others”
    ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
    tags: success
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    Robert Greene
    “If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.”
    ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
    679 likes

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    Plato
    “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
    ― Plato
    tags: attributed-no-source, compassion, kindness
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    “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
    ― Richard Lingard, A Letter of Advice to a Young Gentleman Leaving the University Concerning His Behaviour and Conversation in the World
    tags: misattributed-to-plato, paraphrased, people, play
    888 likes

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    Plato
    “The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
    ― Plato, The Republic
    tags: government, inferiority, politics, rule
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    Plato
    “The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
    ― Plato
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    Plato
    “Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”
    ― Plato
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    Plato
    “One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
    ― Plato
    tags: philosophy, politics
    1158 likes

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    Plato
    “Those who tell the stories rule society.”
    ― Plato
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  • #31
    Plato
    “Love is the pursuit of the whole.”
    ― Plato
    185 likes



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