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Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the

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

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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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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

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Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it. – Ezra Pound

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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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