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in the ab·stract
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in the abstract in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in the abstract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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[Abstract art is] a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.
One big problem with making stress reduction your New Year's resolution is that it's so abstract, you can't just vow to relax without being more specific.
We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.
It's ok to understand other people. But it's not enough. Advertence is necessary too. Because it's easy to understand abstract person if you're not a victim but outside observer. Imagine you say to friend who needs your help: «I understand the man who stole from you because he was starved». Or that: «I understand that scumbag who raped you because his wife ran out on him and he wanted to blow off steam». Only most hard-hearted person can say that.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:
When individuals and nations have once got in their heads the abstract concept of full-blown liberty, there is nothing like it in its uncontrollable strength.
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