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dfreem
dfreem
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I wish to see the saying that has something like this in it, "If you can describe a thing it loses it's importance." 

I saw this quote in an old Readers Digest in a doc's office and can not find it again.

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Posted by dfreem on Saturday May 3, 2008 at 8:04 AM and tagged with quotes, william shakespeare.

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  1. enotechris Teacher
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    Are you referring to a quote that's unfortunately come down to us as "A Rose by any other name?" If so, it's from Romeo & Juliet:

    Iu.
    'Tis but thy name that is my Enemy:
    833: Thou art thy selfe, though not a Mountague,
    834: What's Mountague? it is nor hand nor foote,
    835: Nor arme, nor face, O be some other name
    836: Belonging to a man.
    837: What? in a names that which we call a Rose,
    838: By any other word would smell as sweete,
    839: So Romeo would, were he not Romeo cal'd,
    840: Retaine that deare perfection which he owes,
    841: Without that title Romeo, doffe thy name,
    842: And for thy name which is no part of thee,
    843: Take all my selfe.

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    Posted by enotechris on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 6:04 PM