"No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous."
— Henry Adams

January 1, 1970

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German: "Niemand meint alles was er sagt, und nur wenige sagen alles was sie denken. Worte sind glitschig und Gedanken sind klebrig."

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