• Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

  René Daumal
  French writer, philosopher and poet 1908-1944
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. unutterable
2. distinct
3. clearest
4. cannot
5. named

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Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable. by : René Daumal

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