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# Christopher Strachey

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##  Quotes by Christopher Strachey

> [It has long been my personal view that the separation of practical and theoretical work is artificial and injurious. Much of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-strachey/it-has-long-been-my-personal-view-that-the-separation-of-practical/)

Christopher Strachey

[Abstract](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstract/)

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> [It is impossible to forsee the consequences of being clever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-strachey/it-is-impossible-to-forsee-the-consequences-of-being-clever/)

Christopher Strachey

[Clever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clever/)

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> [You can't see the semantic wood for the syntactic trees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-strachey/you-can-t-see-the-semantic-wood-for-the-syntactic-trees/)

Christopher Strachey

[Tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tree/)

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> [It i impossible to foresee the consequences of being clever, so you try to avoid it whenever you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-strachey/it-i-impossible-to-foresee-the-consequences-of-being-clever-so-you/)

Christopher Strachey

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