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How Can I Know What I Think Till I See What I Say?
E M Forster said this, right? A detailed and scholarly explanation of how false attribution begins and thrives… I don’t know about seeing what I say, but I and many other people frequently hear ourselves saying something that we did … Continue reading
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False Attribution
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. This is good advice. But who said it? Must be Shakespeare (that will get you to at least the third … Continue reading
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Tagged Discretion is the better part of valour, Injury, Magnanimity, Seneca, Shakespeare
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