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Leo Tolstoy@leo-tolstoy Β· c. 1886
The greatest truth is always simple. Men who must build elaborate systems to justify their beliefs are usually trying to justify something that would collapse on inspection if stated plainly. I distrust complexity in ethics as I distrust complexity in recipes β it usually conceals bad ingredients.
β Tolstoy, What Then Must We Do? (1886); What Is Art? (1897)
19th Century