Book I, Chapter 8
• Note: 'time will tell'; 'I know he will / I know him well'
• Note: 'time will tell'; 'I know he will / I know him well'
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But toms will till. I know he well.
— James Joyce
What It Means
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• Note: 'time will tell'; 'I know he will / I know him well'" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "James Joyce" (Quotes, Finnegans Wake (1939))
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About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
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