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A Witty Phrase Proves Nothing

- Voltaire

The point of the quote (to me at least) was to be taken more to inspire you to rethink perfection then to be taken literally at face value.

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The problem I have with the quote is that it makes me think he took away too many words. To make the quote perfect, he needs to add some words. And maybe he realized that too, but would be a hypocrite if he did so. :-)

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