That does not sound familiar, but I shall check AMBER... Ah, here we are.
...it is only the live tree that grows too many branches. GKC "A Great Man" in Tremendous TriflesAlas your title is NOT the link. Your link, moreover, goes to the flying-ins, and not to your posting. Fortunately it is clear that the uppermost posting there is yours - which also goes to a link.
It is interesting to note that these links are technically "graphs" rather than "trees"... a computer scientist would revise that quote to read: "...it is only the live graph that grows too many edges."
"Only a living tree grows too many branches"
ReplyDelete---G.K. Chesterton
(How did I do quoting Chesterton from memory, Dr. Thursday?)
"I see you are not one to be trifled with"
----The Princess Bride
That does not sound familiar, but I shall check AMBER...
ReplyDeleteAh, here we are.
...it is only the live tree that
grows too many branches.
GKC "A Great Man" in Tremendous TriflesAlas your title is NOT the link. Your link, moreover, goes to the flying-ins, and not to your posting. Fortunately it is clear that the uppermost posting there is yours - which also goes to a link.
It is interesting to note that these links are technically "graphs" rather than "trees"... a computer scientist would revise that quote to read: "...it is only the live graph that grows too many edges."
Hee hee.
"You have a dizzing intellect"
ReplyDelete-Princess Bride
Do you have any more quotes, OFL?