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Ch. 5

Well, there is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is.

— Herman Melville

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Well, there is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is." in the context of "Ch. 5" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Herman Melville

About Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period.