Moderata Fonte, The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men, p.76
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Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.”

— Historian

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.”" in the context of "Moderata Fonte, The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men, p.76" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Historian

About Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.