"A witty saying proves nothing."
-- Voltaire
The world is far more complex than any human could possibly fathom, and reducing complex subjects to witticisms usually works against those subjects, whether intentional or not.
-- Voltaire
The world is far more complex than any human could possibly fathom, and reducing complex subjects to witticisms usually works against those subjects, whether intentional or not.
LE COMTE. — Cela est vrai ; mais un bon mot n’empêche pas qu’on ne puisse avoir raison.
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The Clergyman -- Madam, Madam, a witty saying proves nothing.
The Count -- That is correct; but a witty saying doesn't prevent being right.
https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Le_D%C3%AEner_du_comte_de_Bou...
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. - Aristotle
But the writings that survived the gauntlet of written history have done extremely well.
(thank you I will investigate!)