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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Biography - Ralph Waldo Emerson:

American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

Nothing astonishes men so much as common-sense and plain dealing.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Rien n'étonne les gens autant que le bon sens et les manières simples.

German
Nichts überrascht den Menschen mehr als ein gesunder Menschenverstand und klares Handeln.




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Quotes for: simplicity


Quotes

Quotes about simplicity:


Out of clutter find simplicity ; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.





The language of truth is simple.





Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.





Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.





Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.





Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.











Quotes

Ralph Waldo Emerson also said...


Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.





To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.





Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.





Earth laughs in flowers.





Money often costs too much.





The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.












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