William James, in a letter to Keller (1908), published in The Thought and Character of William James (1935) Vol. 2, by Ralph Barton Perry, p. 455

Whatever you were or are, you're a blessing!

— William James

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Whatever you were or are, you're a blessing!" in the context of "William James, in a letter to Keller (1908), published in The Thought and Character of William James (1935) Vol. 2, by Ralph Barton Perry, p. 455" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Helen Keller

About Helen Keller

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American writer and social activist; an illness (possibly scarlet fever or meningitis) at the age of 19 months left her deaf and blind.