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"The Rest is Silence"

After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

— Aldous Huxley

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." in the context of ""The Rest is Silence"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Aldous Huxley

About Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.