"Ancient simplicity is gone...the people of today are satisfied with nothing but finery."

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Source : "The Japanese Family Storehouse" by Ihara Saikaku, (Book I, ch. 4), 1688.

Ihara Saikaku

#People Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Gone Quotes

“But you will hardly ever read about them. Why? Because once again, the media has predetermined what is not worthy of coverage, even when the news item is something as uninteresting as the cosmic origin of every element in your body.”
“Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Source : Thomas Hughes (2017). “True Manliness”, p.33, Litres
“You get what you order in life.”
“The only thing that's holding you back, is the way you're thinking.”
“I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.”

Source : "Delegates consider boycott of Kolbe speech" by Jeff Barker, www.cnn.com. August 1, 2000.
“Charity and treating begin at home.”
“I would say that I am having less sex now that Iâ€™m playing in Serie B â€“ there is more to think about in this division.”
“I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.”

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