Thursday, August 4, 2011

Quote of the day.....

"The Superfluous is very necessary."   
Voltaire

 (I had to look superfluous up......)

superfluous [suːˈpɜːflʊəs]
adj
1. exceeding what is sufficient or required
2. not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for
3. Obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions
[from Latin superfluus overflowing, from super- + fluere to flow]
superfluously  adv
superfluousness  n

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