It was his subconscious which told him this — that infuriating part of a person's brain which never responds to interrogation, merely gives little meaningful nudges and then sits humming quietly to itself, saying nothing.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It was his subconscious which told him this — that infuriating part of a person's brain which never responds to interrogation, merely gives little meaningful nudges and then sits humming quietly to itself, saying nothing." in the context of "Ch. 17" to mean that wisdom is timeless.