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Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.
"Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true."— Albert Schweitzer
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Meaning of this quote
Depth need not require obscurity, but simplicity must preserve the relationship to the whole truth.
Key takeaway:
Make an explanation clear without removing qualifications that keep it accurate.
Origin of the quote
The Decay and the Restoration of Civilization (1923), translated by C. T. Campion
Who actually said this?
The Decay and the Restoration of Civilization contains the corresponding claim about deep ideas being simple. Supplied final sentence and exact English version were not established in the edition checked.
