Perhaps the best hope for the future of mankind is that ways will be found of increasing the scope and intensity of sympathy.

— Bertrand Russell

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Perhaps the best hope for the future of mankind is that ways will be found of increasing the scope and intensity of sympathy." in the context of "" 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.