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Translation: A word or a form of speech is not good because it is in the dictionary, but is in the dictionary because it was good before it found its way there.

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Francesco Maria Zanotti Cavazzoni (6 January 1692 – 25 December 1777) was an Italian philosopher, writer, and commentator on works of art.

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Alternative Names: Francesco Zanotti • Francisco Maria Zanotti

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Un metodo può condurre a conseguenze sempre vere, quantunque esso sia forse derivato da un principio falso.

Translation: A method of reasoning may lead to conclusions which are invariably true, even though it start from false premises.

Translation: He who writes in a rich language is like a man with many suits of clothes, some for home wear, others in which to appear in public, and others for state occasions.

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