p. 43
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What a teacher imparts by word of mouth is nothing in comparison with what he teaches us to get for ourselves from books.
— Georges Duhamel
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What a teacher imparts by word of mouth is nothing in comparison with what he teaches us to get for ourselves from books." in the context of "p. 43" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Georges Duhamel" (Quotes, DΓ©fense des Lettres [In Defense of Letters] (1937))
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About Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel (June 30, 1884 β April 13, 1966), was a French author.
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