Quotation
Quote by Kitarō Nishida
I have always been a miner of ore; I have never managed to refine it.
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Understanding this quote
This quote compares creating ideas or work to mining and refining metal. The speaker describes themselves as someone who finds raw material but does not turn it into a polished, finished form. It suggests a strength in discovery, alongside a limitation in shaping what has been found.
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- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Nishida Kitarō”
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- Article
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