P. 34
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He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath need to be forgiven.

— Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath need to be forgiven." in the context of "P. 34" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury" (Quotes: Verse quotations are cited from John Churton Collins (ed.) The Poems of Lord Herbert of Cherbury (London: Chatto and Windus, 1881)., The Autobiography: Quotations are cited from Sidney Lee (ed.) The Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, revised edition (London: Routledge, 1906).) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

About Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (March 3 1583 – August 20 1648) was a British soldier, diplomat, historian, poet, autobiographer and metaphysician, sometimes called "the father of deism". The poet George Herbert was his brother.