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pluies on Aug 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: You Don’t Truly Understand It Until You Think It’s...

Nicolas Boileau, French poet, said basically the same thing in the 17th century:

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

(Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.)

sixtofour on Aug 16, 2011 [–]

"Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease."

And those words also flow with ease.

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