an exaggeration of truth, The Mechanics of Virtue, Matt Berry, aphorism 165

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A maxim is an exaggeration of truth.  It is not a truth in the same way that a doctor’s photograph is actual.  That sort of truth nauseates.  The maxim is more of a rallying cry ... a stimulus ... a pose not very different from that of a comic book superhero.






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