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p. 167

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.

— Bertrand Russell

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom." in the context of "p. 167" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bertrand Russell

About Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.