Quote by William Blake
To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone dis

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. – William Blake

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That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians. – William Blake

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An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think. – G. W. F. Hegel

Generalization is necessary to the advancement of knowledge; but particularly is indispensable to the creations of the imagination. In proportion as men know more and think more they look less at individuals and more at classes. They therefore make better theories and worse poems. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose? – Howard Nemerov

We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious. – Eric Hoffer

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