If we have authentic, honest, earthy materials in our houses, we'll be more authentic, honest and natural.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.
Nature, too, shall live its own life. We must beware not to disrupt it with the color of our houses and interior fittings. yet we should not attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together into a higher unity.
I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.
I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful as possible.
We should purify our innate well of contentment - what a wonderful expression - and then external things will be in harmony with us.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
I admire natural, untouched beauty.
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts.
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