p. 51
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To understand oneself is the classic form of consolation; to elude oneself is the romantic.
— George Santayana
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To understand oneself is the classic form of consolation; to elude oneself is the romantic." in the context of "p. 51" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Santayana" (Quotes, The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy (1911))
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About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
About George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain – 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.
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