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Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.

Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.

George Sand (1991). “Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand”, p.284, SUNY Press

She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (2007). “The Great Gatsby”, p.125, Broadview Press

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.

Edward Sapir, David Goodman Mandelbaum (1985). “Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality”, p.117, Univ of California Press

Simplicity is always a virtue.

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.41, RosettaBooks

True simplicity is elegant.

E.L. Konigsburg (2011). “A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver”, p.38, Simon and Schuster