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All streams are but tributary to the ocean, which itself does not stream, and the shores are unchanged but in longer periods than man can measure. Go where we will, we discover infinite change in particulars only, not in generals.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Monday” (1849)

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Thoreau, Henry David - A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, "Monday" (1849) | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from Alfred North Whitehead

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) English mathematician and philosopher
Essay (1926-08), “The Education of an Englishman,” Atlantic Monthly

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Essay (1926-08), "The Education of an Englishman," Atlantic Monthly - Whitehead, Alfred North | WIST Quotations

We think in generalities, but we live in detail. This is often slightly misquoted as "... but we live in details."

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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

I do not know Mr. Willkie, but the headline in one of the metropolitan papers yesterday said: “Willkie Aims At Unity, Defense and Recovery.” I’m discouraged. In Heaven’s name, will anyone aim at anything else?
Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
Column (1940-07-01), “My Day”

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Column (1940-07-01), "My Day" - Roosevelt, Eleanor | WIST Quotations

I do not know Mr. Willkie, but the headline in one of the metropolitan papers yesterday said: "Willkie Aims At Unity, Defense and Recovery." I'm discouraged. In Heaven's name, will anyone aim at anything else? Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite…

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mx alex tax1a - 2020 (6)Sep 22

from one discord's #terrible-ideas channel:

Community with a "anything" channel and a "only specific things" channel (it doesn't specify what specific things)

us, in another of our discord's:

#generalities: A place to discuss whatever
#specifics: Also a place to discuss whatever, but, like, more specifically this time.

i cannot believe we're being brutally called out like this

CiberpolimatiaBJJ Aug 23, 2025

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Jul 12, 2025

“Specifying the #content is important. In an age of #spectacle and #spectacular #opposition, vague #sloganeering or anodyne #generalities are always at risk of being captured by odious #political actors.” open.substack.com/pub/victorsh...

Ringo's "Peace and Love" and t...

Ringo's "Peace and Love" and the Problem of the Empty Signifier

Ringo Starr just wants "peace and love." What could possibly be wrong with that?

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A quotation from Robert Benchley

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not.

Robert Benchley (1889-1945) American humorist, columnist, actor, wit
Of All Things, ch. 20 “The Most Popular Book of the Month” (1921)

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Of All Things, ch. 20 "The Most Popular Book of the Month" (1921) - Benchley, Robert | WIST Quotations

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not.

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CiberpolimatiaBJJ Feb 2, 2025

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