A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Oliver Wendell Holmes: "A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used."

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According	Circumstances	Color	Content
Crystal	Greatly	Living	Skin
Thought	Time	Transparent	Unchanged
Used	Vary	Word

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