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by ojbyrne 4180 days ago
Not sure what the word is, but I don't think its "corollary." Its the anti-corollary.
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OscarCunningham 4180 days ago
Niels Bohr: "Two sorts of truth: profound truths recognized by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth, in contrast to trivialities where opposites are obviously absurd."
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ChuckMcM 4180 days ago
Ok, added that one to my quotations file.
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efuquen 4180 days ago
yah, a corollary would end more like "dig until you get to the other side". Definitely prefer Churchill's version :)
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programmer_dude 4180 days ago
Converse?
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