Sometimes attributed to Niels Henrik Abel. Reported by Christopher Hansteen in Illustreret Nyhedsblad in issue No. 9, March 2nd, 1862, as "En Tydsk Student sagde om ham i den Anledning: "er macht es wie der Fuchs, der wischt mit dem Schwanze seine Spuren im Sande aus"."
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He is like the fox, who effaces his tracks in the sand with his tail.
— Sometimes attributed
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He is like the fox, who effaces his tracks in the sand with his tail." in the context of "Sometimes attributed to Niels Henrik Abel. Reported by Christopher Hansteen in Illustreret Nyhedsblad in issue No. 9, March 2nd, 1862, as "En Tydsk Student sagde om ham i den Anledning: "er macht es wie der Fuchs, der wischt mit dem Schwanze seine Spuren im Sande aus"."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Carl Friedrich Gauss" (Quotes about Gauss)
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About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
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