"How many a dispute could have been..." - Quote by Aristotle
How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms
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“... when we are misunderstood it is always our own fault. What the reader wants most of all is to be able to grasp what we think; but you loftily refuse to comply.”
“Men standing in opposite hemispheres will converse and deride each other and embrace each other, and understand each other's language.”
“Some men, at the approach of a dispute, neigh like horses.”
More on Clarity
“Objectives can be compared to a compass bearing by which a ship navigates. A compass bearing is firm, but in actual navigation, a ship may veer off its course for many miles. Without a compass bearing, a ship would neither find its port nor be able to estimate the time required to get there.”
“The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.”
“You can't see anything properly while your eyes are blurred with tears.”