Samuel Butler: Words impede and either kill, or are killed by, perfect thought; but they are, as a scaffolding, useful, if not indispen

Words impede and either kill, or are killed by, perfect thought; but they are, a — Samuel Butler

Words impede and either kill, or are killed by, perfect thought; but they are, as a scaffolding, useful, if not indispensable, for the building up of imperfect thought and helping to perfect it.

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