This quote has been misattributed to Kant since the late 19th century, but it is actually from The Balm of Gilead by Joseph Hall (1646), the section "Comfort from the short life of slander".
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Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.
— Immanuel Kant
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee." in the context of "This quote has been misattributed to Kant since the late 19th century, but it is actually from The Balm of Gilead by Joseph Hall (1646), the section "Comfort from the short life of slander"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Immanuel Kant" (Misattributed)
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