Quote by Remy de Gourmont

The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up with each other that, to explain a blade of straw, one would have to take to pieces an entire universe. A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble.

The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up wi

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This quote suggests that the human mind is extraordinarily intricate, and everything is interconnected in such a way that understanding even the simplest of things requires unraveling the entire complexities of the universe. It implies that attempting to define or explain something succinctly is limiting and insufficient, akin to compressing a vast amount of information into a small container. The quote highlights the immense depth and intricacies of our existence and emphasizes the limitations of our understanding.

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By Remy de Gourmont

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