Sun-being to Cyrano
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The people of your world became so stupid and rude that my companions and I no longer enjoyed teaching them. You must surely have heard of us: we were called oracles, nymphs, spirits, fairies, household gods, lemures, larvas, lamias, sprites, water-nymphs, incubi, shades, spirits of the dead, specters and ghosts.
— Cyrano de Bergerac
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The people of your world became so stupid and rude that my companions and I no longer enjoyed teaching them. You must surely have heard of us: we were called oracles, nymphs, spirits, fairies, household gods, lemures, larvas, lamias, sprites, water-nymphs, incubi, shades, spirits of the dead, specters and ghosts." in the context of "Sun-being to Cyrano" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Quotes, The Other World (1657): L'autre monde ou Les Γ©tats et empires de la lune (The Other World or The states and empires of the moon), often referred to as Voyage dans la lune (Voyage to the Moon). Full text online : The Other World: Society and Government of the Moon (2003) as translated and annotated by Donald Webb )
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About Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 β 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and soldier, most widely remembered because of the fictional romantic play based upon his life by Edmond Rostand.
About Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 β 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and soldier, most widely remembered because of the fictional romantic play based upon his life by Edmond Rostand.
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