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Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!

Henry David Thoreau1817–1862 · writer · 1800s USAHenry David Thoreau was an American writer who spent two years living simply in a small cabin near Walden Pond, writing about nature, independence, and living deliberately.5 quotes

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Keeping things simple, simple, simple leaves room for what really matters.

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Walden (1854), 'Economy' chapter — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 205).
Work: Walden
Occasion: 1854 · The 'Economy' chapter, urging readers to cut complication from daily life.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Project Gutenberg #205, Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

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