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Every start upon an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to be successful.
— Albert Schweitzer
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Every start upon an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to be successful." in the context of "Ch. 9 : I Resolve to Become a Jungle Doctor" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Albert Schweitzer" (Quotes, Out of My Life and Thought : An Autobiography (1933): Out of My Life and Thought : An Autobiography (1931), as translated by C. T. Campion (1933))
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About Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian philosopher, philanthropist, physician, theologian, missionary, and musicologist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
About Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian philosopher, philanthropist, physician, theologian, missionary, and musicologist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
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