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[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Voltaire said, "A witty saying proves nothing." In your case, this only partly applies.

[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You see the irony here right?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't classify it was witty. Pithy, succinct, a truism, sure, but not particularly notable beyond who said it.

If I was looking for a witty saying by Voltaire, I would go with, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Note also that it's value is not because it is witty, which I believe it is, but because of the content of the words. Unlike your words, which I can only hope was an attempt to be witty, yet also had no content.