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"We are born under circumstances that would be favorable if we did not abandon them. It was nature's intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy."
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"Simplicity simplicity simplicity. I say let your affairs be as two or three and not a hundred or a thousand instead of a million count half a dozen and keep your accounts on your thumbnail."
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"A man needs only his daily bread."
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"I said hello to the poodle."
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"A rose does not need to boast of what the whole world already knows, its beauty."
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"In the middle of nowhere, an old wooden bridge is a golden bridge!"
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"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."
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"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."
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"If you are given a hundred city, refuse it without any hesitation; if you are given a lovely wooden cottage in the middle of a forest, accept it without any hesitation because all you need is just a peace of mind!"
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"Life isn't life without real butter."
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"I thus found that the student who wishes for a shelter can obtain one for a lifetime at an expense not greater than the rent which he now pays annually. If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself; and my shortcomings and inconsistencies do not affect the truth of my statement."
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"If you would wish another to keep your secret first keep it yourself."
Trust
"What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we sweat."
Nature
"The liberal arts do not conduct the soul all the way to virtue, but merely set it going in that direction."
Education
"We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers."
Generosity
"Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart."
Heart
"One must steer, not talk."
Talk
"There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it."
Generosity
"Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find."
Life
"A great mind becomes a great fortune."
Fortune
"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive."
Books
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