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Letter "D" » depth
«To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essential nature of things. The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the»
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Pastor, Theologian)
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apparently, dependent, depth, detail, informed, multiplicity, on the other hand, outward, perceive, trivial, wisest
«What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
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depth, in depth, in length, length, orators
«What orators lack in depth they make up to you in length»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| Keywords:
depth, in depth, in length, length, orators
«Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of this world, all things are weighed by the false scale of custom»
«We have deep depth.»
«We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men»
Author: George Orwell
(Essayist, Novelist)
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Duty
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depth, intelligent, obvious, restatement, sank, sink in, sunk, The First Duty
«You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
depth, length, width, widths
«To weep is to make less the depth of grief.»
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