Book IV, no. 2, Epigram.
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The road to resolution lies by doubt:
The next way home's the farthest way about.
— Francis Quarles
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The road to resolution lies by doubt:
The next way home's the farthest way about." in the context of "Book IV, no. 2, Epigram." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Francis Quarles" (Quotes, Emblems (1635))
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About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
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