“Diseases"
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Gaiety — a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.
— Denis Diderot
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Gaiety — a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine." in the context of "“Diseases"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Denis Diderot" (Quotes, Elements of Physiology (1875): Elements of Physiology (written 1774-1780, published 1875))
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About Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.
About Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.
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