The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension. (Ezra Pound)

The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.

Ezra Pound

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