Nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using lots of words, for the more imprecise a word is, the greater the area it covers.


Precision and Soul: Essays and Addresses (ed. University of Chicago Press, 1995) - ISBN: 9780226554099

Robert Musil Quotes

Nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using...

Nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using...

Nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using...

Nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very similar to using...