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It is not always our faults that ruin us, but the manner of our conduct after we have committed them. (p. 200).

— Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is not always our faults that ruin us, but the manner of our conduct after we have committed them. (p. 200)." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles (1647 – 12 July 1733), better known as the Marquise de Lambert, was a writer with a particular interest in education and was the hostess of a famous salon.