Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.
Source: Guide to Kulchur, pt. 3, sct. 5, ch. 19, 1938.
-- Ezra Pound, (Oct 30 1885-1972), US poet, critic, translator; He exerted a profound influence on 20th c. literature; wrote Cantos, 1925-60; indicted for treason, WW II.