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If the only significant history of human thought were to be written, it would have to be the history of its successive regrets and its impotences.
— Albert Camus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If the only significant history of human thought were to be written, it would have to be the history of its successive regrets and its impotences." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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