He had but to speak He had but to speak aloud the words that came into his head, and those around him would fall in line. Shane Carruth, Primer wordscommunicationpersuasion
The blind men and the elephant A Proverb "I see" said the first, grasping a leg, "an elephant is like a tree." "I see" said the second, holding the tail, "an elephant is like a snake." Another, feeling the ear, said "an elephant is surely much like a thick carpet." The blind men who felt the elephantThe group of blind mullahs holism