April 23, 2010

#963

We eventually understand the man who knows what he is saying, no matter how complicated what it is he is saying.
But it is impossible to understand the man who merely imagines that he knows [what he is saying].

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 173

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  1. The original Spanish is:

    Acabamos comprendiendo al que sabe lo que dice, por complicado que sea lo que diga.
    Pero es imposible entender al que meramente se imagina saberlo.

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