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To split hairs

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	to make distinctions of useless nicety.
	to make distinctions of useless nicety.

See also: Hair Split

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I do not wish to split hairs, to make fine distinctions, or set myself up as better than my neighbors.

Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context

I do not wish to split hairs, to make fine distinctions, or set myself up as better than my neighbors.

Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context

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