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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ein Wort ist kein Kristall, transparent und unverändert; Es ist die Haut eines lebenden Gedankens und kann je nach den Umständen und der Zeit, in der er verwendet wird, in Farbe und Inhalt stark variieren.

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