Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, … - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, so there are also monosyllabic words of infinite meaning.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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