Paraphrased for a new century and an old industry:
“To seek the timeless way we first must know the quality without a number. There is a central quality which is the rooted criterion of life and the spirit of man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be numbered.”

Edward Vielmetti | 06-Dec-07 at 12:33 am | Permalink
contrast “that which is measured, improves”.
this is awesome, thanks (awesomeness being a quality which is without a number)
| links for 2007-12-07 matth.org | 07-Dec-07 at 5:24 am | Permalink
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