It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake." in the context of "Part VII: Stories Given to Aid Persecuted Jews (1903) Three Questions" to mean that wisdom is timeless.