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equivocation quotes

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“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“Names have been further distinguished into univocal and æquivocal: these, however, are not two kinds of names, but two different modes of employing names.” John Stuart Mill, A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive

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J. R. R. Tolkien (2)
John Stuart Mill (1)

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The Fellowship of the Ring (2)
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (1)