p. 35
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The instinct to synthesize is a good one so long as it is concerned with elements that are capable of forming a whole. But today the man in the street is fed, morally as well as physically, on a mass of debris which has no resemblance to a nourishing diet. There is no method in this madness, which is the very negation of culture.

— Georges Duhamel

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The instinct to synthesize is a good one so long as it is concerned with elements that are capable of forming a whole. But today the man in the street is fed, morally as well as physically, on a mass of debris which has no resemblance to a nourishing diet. There is no method in this madness, which is the very negation of culture." in the context of "p. 35" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Georges Duhamel

About Georges Duhamel

Georges Duhamel (June 30, 1884 – April 13, 1966), was a French author.