Part 5, XXII
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Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.
— Joseph Roux
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word." in the context of "Part 5, XXII" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Joseph Roux" (Quotes, Meditations of a Parish Priest (1866): Pensées, translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1886 (view online))
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About Joseph Roux
Abbé Joseph Roux (19 April 1834 – February 1905) was a French Catholic parish priest, poet, and philologist.
About Joseph Roux
Abbé Joseph Roux (19 April 1834 – February 1905) was a French Catholic parish priest, poet, and philologist.
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