William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1595-6), Act IV, scene 2, line 26.

He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; he hath not eat paper, as it were; he hath not drunk ink: his intellect is not replenished; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts.

— William Shakespeare on Reading

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; he hath not eat paper, as it were; he hath not drunk ink: his intellect is not replenished; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts." in the context of "William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1595-6), Act IV, scene 2, line 26." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.