There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.
• Alphonse de Lamartine, Histoire des Girondins, vol. 2 (Brussels: Meline, 1847), bk. 8, sec. 1
• Reported in Ballou (1881), p. 281
• Alphonse de Lamartine, Histoire des Girondins, vol. 2 (Brussels: Meline, 1847), bk. 8, sec. 1
• Reported in Ballou (1881), p. 281
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Il y a une femme à l'origine de toutes les grandes choses.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il y a une femme à l'origine de toutes les grandes choses." in the context of "There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.
• Alphonse de Lamartine, Histoire des Girondins, vol. 2 (Brussels: Meline, 1847), bk. 8, sec. 1
• Reported in Ballou (1881), p. 281" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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