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To have time was at once the most magnificent and the most dangerous of experiments. Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.
— Albert Camus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To have time was at once the most magnificent and the most dangerous of experiments. Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre." 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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