Ни одна наша смертная мерка не годится для суждения о небытии, о том, что не есть человек.
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There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human.
• Alternate translation: Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person.
— Anton Chekhov
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is not a single criterion which can serve as the measure of the non-existent, of the non-human.
• Alternate translation: Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person." in the context of "Ни одна наша смертная мерка не годится для суждения о небытии, о том, что не есть человек." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anton Chekhov" (Quotes, Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921): [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12494/ Translated S. S. Koteliansky and Leonard Woolf)
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About Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
About Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
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