• When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy.

  Voltaire
  French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) 1694-1778
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1. philosophy
2. means

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When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy. by : Voltaire

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