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    W.C. Fields
    “I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ”
    ― W.C. Fields
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    Albert Einstein
    “Never memorize something that you can look up.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: humor, science
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    Ayn Rand
    “The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
    ― Ayn Rand
    tags: freedom-of-thought, philosophy, politics, rights
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    Robert Frost
    “I'd like to get away from earth awhile
    And then come back to it and begin over.
    May no fate wilfully misunderstand me
    And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
    Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
    I don't know where it's likely to go better.”
    ― Robert Frost, Birches
    tags: brevity, love, nature, time, youth
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    George Carlin
    “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: humor, insanity, lies, lying, self-indulgence, truth
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    Charles Bukowski
    “An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.”
    ― Charles Bukowski
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    Laura Ingalls Wilder
    “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
    ― Laura Ingalls Wilder
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    Laura Ingalls Wilder
    “The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”
    ― Laura Ingalls Wilder
    tags: happy, honesty, life
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    Confucius
    “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: complexity, philosophy, simplicity
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    Thomas Jefferson
    “I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.”
    ― Thomas Jefferson, Letters of Thomas Jefferson
    tags: contenment, life
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    Albert Einstein
    “Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: belongings, simplicity, success, values
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    Rick Warren
    “A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.”
    ― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    “Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.”
    ― Rousseau Jean-Jacques
    tags: ego, emile, life, simplicity, vanity
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    Henry David Thoreau
    “It is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.”
    ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods
    tags: empty-handed, simple, simple-life, simple-living, simplicity
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”
    ― J.R.R Tolkien
    tags: bilbo, fellowship-of-the-ring, j-r-r-tolkien, the-lord-of-the-rings, the-shire
    300 likes

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    Confucius
    “I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”
    “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”
    ― Confuscious
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    Mortimer J. Adler
    “The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and see simple distinctions - simple once they are stated, vastly difficult before. If we are to follow them we too must be childishly simple in our questions - and maturely wise in our replies..”
    ― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
    tags: books, children, curiosity, knowledge
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    Seneca
    “Philosophy calls for simple living, not for doing penance, and the simple way of life need not be a crude one.”
    ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Letters from a Stoic
    tags: stoicism
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    Euripides
    “The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life.”
    ― Euripides
    tags: happiness
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    Fred Rogers
    “Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated.”
    ― Fred Rogers
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    Ray Bradbury
    “I never in my life argued with a piece of cake or a bowl of ice cream.”
    ― Ray Bradbury, Farewell Summer
    tags: simple-pleasures
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  • #22
    “If it ain't fun don't do it.”
    ― Jack Canfield, Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams
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    Brian L. Weiss
    “Learning the lessons of life can be so simple if you believe in immortality.”
    ― Dr. Brian Weiss.
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    “Into all our lives, in many simple, familiar, homely ways, God infuses this element of joy from the surprises of life, which unexpectedly brighten our days and fill our eyes with light.”
    ― Samuel Longfellow
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    Beatrix Potter
    “If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest, simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good.”
    ― Beatrix Potter
    tags: children, pleasures-of-life, simplicity-in-life
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    Charles Dickens
    “There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.”
    ― Charles Dickens
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    Socrates
    “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
    ― Socrates
    tags: knowledge, wisdom
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    Albert Einstein
    “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: knowledge, learning, understanding, wisdom
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    Mark Twain
    “I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: humor, knowledge
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    John Locke
    “Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
    ― John Locke
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