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The closer the...

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The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.

Source: Pro Domo et Mundo, ch. 7 (1912).
-- Karl Kraus, (Apr 28 1874-1936), Austrian journalist, critic, playwright, poet; He has been compared to Juvenal and Jonathan Swift for his satiric vision and command of language.


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