Quote#Wisdom
All beings in Flatland, animate or inanimate, no matter what their…
Quote byEdwin Abbott Abbott · 1838–1926
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: PART I: THIS WORLD, Chapter 5. Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another.
English (original)
All beings in Flatland, animate or inanimate, no matter what their form, present TO OUR VIEW the same, or nearly the same, appearance, viz. that of a straight Line. How then can one be distinguished from another, where all appear the same?
— Edwin Abbott Abbott
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