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> [“Too simple? An idea cannot be too simple. Simple is sometimes great, indeed. The Mahatma had a simple idea, although the British did not like it very much and put him in jail. Simple is good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/too-simple-an-idea-cannot-be-too-simple-simple-is-sometimes-great/)

[Ian B.G. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-b-g-burns/)

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## More by Ian B.G. Burns

> [“1. Some people, Ranga, try to make things too complicated. One thing is not complicated. Two things are complicated, but not very complicated. Three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/1-some-people-ranga-try-to-make-things-too-complicated-one-thing-is/)

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> [“Thou asks, puttar, the purpose of life. This is a very large question indeed from one so young. It is a very quick question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/thou-asks-puttar-the-purpose-of-life-this-is-a-very-large-question/)

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> [“A boy, Ranga, is the light in his father’s eye and the love in his mother’s heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/a-boy-ranga-is-the-light-in-his-father-s-eye-and-the-love-in-his/)

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> [“Too simple? An idea cannot be too simple. Simple is sometimes great, indeed. The Mahatma had a simple idea, although the British did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/too-simple-an-idea-cannot-be-too-simple-simple-is-sometimes-great/)

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> [“Some people are like dogs, Ranga, with wagging tails. Whilst thou are happily watching their wagging tails they are happily biting thou with their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/some-people-are-like-dogs-ranga-with-wagging-tails-whilst-thou-are/)

[Ian B.G. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-b-g-burns/)

> [“Think about the future, Ranga, but do not live in it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/think-about-the-future-ranga-but-do-not-live-in-it/)

[Ian B.G. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-b-g-burns/)

> [“If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it is a very unfortunate situation for the batting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/if-it-walks-like-a-duck-quacks-like-a-duck-and-looks-like-a-duck-it/)

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> [“Those English always say, "Look before thou leap". But, as is customary with the English, that is looking the wrong way. I say, Ranga,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/those-english-always-say-look-before-thou-leap-but-as-is-customary/)

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> [“Some people are like drums, Ranga. They are only heard when you strike them. Do not be like a drum, Ranga, be heard when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/some-people-are-like-drums-ranga-they-are-only-heard-when-you-strike/)

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> [“A boy, Ranga, is tomorrow’s world the day after tomorrow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/a-boy-ranga-is-tomorrow-s-world-the-day-after-tomorrow/)

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