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• Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals. It is the most accurate way to describe the mass, the Wad. And…
• Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting.
• Ripe for romance? Is that not only the self-conscious and sensitive young man's way of saying he was heavy with passion? Is…
• As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does…
• No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life.
• You can gain experience, if you are careful to avoid empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artisan who…
• Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies,…
• It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse…
• Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.

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