OFF-Topic: Perfect Proverb for Tech Writers

[Bill Swallow]

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On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Andy Kass <akass at jaspersoft.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:01:46 -0700, "Flato, Gillian" <gflato at nanometrics.com> wrote:
>>
>> "Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand."
>> Native American Proverb
>
> Mmmm, proverbs and quotes, I love them. Though I have to say, my version of the tech writer's proverb is:
>
> "Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement,
>  Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément."
>
> "That which is well conceived is clearly said,
>  And the words to say it flow with ease."
>
> --Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636-1711)
>  L'Art Poétique (The Art of Poetry, 1674), Canto I, l. 153
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Boileau-Despr%C3%A9aux
> http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nicolas_Boileau-Despr%C3%A9aux
>
> Thanks,
>
>  Andy
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