But, as we have seen, many people try to conceal their poverty of thought under a flood of verbiage.
[Aber freilich suchen viele Schriftsteller gerade unter dem Wortüberfluß ihre Gedankenarmuth zu verbergen.]
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher
Parerga and Paralipomena, Vol. 2, ch. 23 “On Authorship and Style [Über Schriftstellerei und Stil],” § 283 (1851) [tr. Saunders (1890)]
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(Source (German)). Alternate translation:But, truly, many authors try to hide their poverty of thought under a superfluity of words.
[tr. Dircks (1897)]
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People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order, so they’ll have good voice boxes in case there’s ever anything really meaningful to say.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007) American novelist, journalist
Cat’s Cradle, ch. 76 [Castle] (1963)
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