Gautama BuddhaWords do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.
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The quote above is an example of how words are not good enough to fully express the thoughts of the writer. It is said that what is of value and wisdom of one man seem nonsense to another. This means that whatever you write down will be different from the way it imagined by others. This is true because people have different perspectives on things.
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