Ch. 4 : The Garden
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The French have a saying: "Time will not consecrate that in which she has been ignored." Bear this admonition ever in mind for it is deeply true.
And so, while I say we will neither hasten nor delay, let us not delay. All of which is summed up in the proverbs :
Haste makes waste.
Delays are dangerous.
He who hesitates is lost.
Be bold yet prudent.
— Louis Sullivan
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The French have a saying: "Time will not consecrate that in which she has been ignored." Bear this admonition ever in mind for it is deeply true.
And so, while I say we will neither hasten nor delay, let us not delay. All of which is summed up in the proverbs :
Haste makes waste.
Delays are dangerous.
He who hesitates is lost.
Be bold yet prudent." in the context of "Ch. 4 : The Garden" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Louis Sullivan" (Quotes, Kindergarten Chats (1918): First presented in 1901, as revised in 1918 and published in Kindergarten Chats (revised 1918) and Other Writings (1947))
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About Louis Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, the "father of modernism", and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright.
About Louis Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, the "father of modernism", and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright.
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