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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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20.11.02

It's important not to mistake oversimplification for clarity and precision. If I make a model of the world out of Legos, the edges of the pieces of my model may be exceptionally sharp, but as a model of the world it is not very precise at all.

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