Bk. II, Ch. 2
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One is never satisfied with a portrait of a person that one knows.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "One is never satisfied with a portrait of a person that one knows." in the context of "Bk. II, Ch. 2" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe" (Quotes, Elective Affinities (1809))
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,