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A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.

— Alan Watts

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Alan Watts

About Alan Watts

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion.