Make it new.
—Ezra Pound
It’s hard to get more beautifully succinct than this: three words, all of which count. “New it” doesn’t make sense, while “Renew it” doesn’t have the same sense, nor does “Make new.” If you’ll forgive the horrible double pun, pound for pound this dictum really carries its weight.
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