p. 18
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In books may be found the recipes for manufacture of a steam-engine alongside the recipes for daily living—the prescriptions for the mind and the heart.
— Georges Duhamel
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In books may be found the recipes for manufacture of a steam-engine alongside the recipes for daily living—the prescriptions for the mind and the heart." in the context of "p. 18" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Georges Duhamel" (Quotes, Défense des Lettres [In Defense of Letters] (1937))
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About Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel (June 30, 1884 – April 13, 1966), was a French author.
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