Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Rhinoceros-Man Quandary



A man can look at a rhinoceros and say There is a creature that looks as if it didn’t exist. But a rhinoceros will look at a man and barely take notice.
Marcel DuTramp

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2 comments:

  1. Mr. DuTramp is obviously familiar with Gilbert K. Chesterton, who once said:
    It is one thing to describe an interview with a gorgon or a griffin, a creature who does not exist. It is another thing to discover that the rhinoceros does exist and then take pleasure in the fact that he looks as if he didn’t.

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  2. Thank you for the Chesterton quote.
    I will ask Marcel DuTramp about it the next time I see him.

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