You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but…

Richard P. Feynman
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You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what counts. ✨ Richard P. Feynman (2015). The Quotable Feynman, p.68, Princeton University Press
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