Show that a division ring is simple.

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Show that a division ring is simple.

With a division ring I mean a ring such that all onzero elements are invertible. And with a simple ring I mean a ring which has exactly two two-sided ideals.

I'm doing some exercises to prepare for a new course that start next week. I'm trying to get my ring theory neurons back in the shape they used to be 6 months ago

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From here: If not, then any two sided ideal of a division ring $R$ has a nonzero element $r$. However, $Ra$ would then contain $1$. This is a contradiction.