No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean,
for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
-- Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918), "The Education of Henry Adams", 1907
for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
-- Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918), "The Education of Henry Adams", 1907
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