{"id":4018,"date":"2013-04-27T05:26:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T09:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2013-04-27T05:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T09:26:39","slug":"its-really-quite-simple-life-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4018","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s really quite simple&#8230; life is."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">\n<\/w:LatentStyles>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin:0cm;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-ansi-language:#0400;\n\tmso-fareast-language:#0400;\n\tmso-bidi-language:#0400;}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keep-it-simple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4019\" alt=\"keep it simple\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keep-it-simple-300x187.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keep-it-simple-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keep-it-simple-1024x640.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>How many undervalue the power of simplicity! But it is the real key to the heart. &#8211; William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple. &#8211; Albert Einstein<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. &#8211; Lao Tzu<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, Simplify! &#8211; Henry David Thoreau<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. 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