The double negative
De dubbele ontkenning
A professor of linguistics ended his lecture by concluding that:
"While a double negative often amounts to a positive, never does a double positive amount to a negative".
From the audience, a voice muttered a dismissive "Yeah, yeah."
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" Het is onmogelijk om te leven zonder soms te mislukken, tenzij je zo voorzichtig leeft dat je net zo goed niet had kunnen leven, in dat geval ben je hoe dan ook mislukt.
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case, you fail by default.
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