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Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.
Edwin Way Teale
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"Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves."
— Edwin Way Teale

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Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. — Edwin Way Teale

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Edwin Way Teale was a Writer from United States (1899–1980).

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Edwin Way Teale lived from 1899 – 1980.