NOW  I  UNDERSTAND

AN ARCHITECT IS SAID

TO BE A MAN WHO KNOWS

VERY LITTLE ABOUT A GREAT DEAL,

AND KEEPS KNOWING LESS AND LESS

ABOUT MORE AND MORE

UNTIL HE KNOWS PRACTICALLY

NOTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING.

WHEREAS AN ENGINEER IS A MAN

WHO KNOWS A GREAT DEAL

ABOUT VERY LITTLE,

AND WHO GOES ALONG KNOWING

MORE AND MORE ABOUT

LESS AND LESS UNTIL FINALLY

HE KNOWS PRACTICALLY

EVERYTHING ABOUT NOTHING.

A CONTRACTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND,

STARTS OUT KNOWING PRACTICALLY

EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING,

BUT ENDS UP KNOWING NOTHING

ABOUT ANYTHING,

DUE TO HIS ASSOCIATION WITH

ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS.

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