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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Interlude: An Aphorism 3

The greatest carver does the least cutting.
-Lao-tzu (c. 604-531 B.C.E.)

This aphorism and many other fine examples of the style may be found in The World in a Phrase - A Brief History of the Aphorism by James Geary.

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