We think in generalities, but we live in detail. To make the past live, we must perceive it in detail in addition to thinking of it in generalities. (Alfred North Whitehead)

We think in generalities, but we live in detail. To make the past live, we must perceive it in detail in addition to thinking of it in generalities.

Alfred North Whitehead

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