Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
• Voltaire, Nanine, II. 10.
• Voltaire, Nanine, II. 10.
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Chacun s'égare, et le moins imprudent, Est celui-là qui plus tôt se repent.
— Eve on Repentance
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Chacun s'égare, et le moins imprudent, Est celui-là qui plus tôt se repent." in the context of "Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
• Voltaire, Nanine, II. 10." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Repentance" (V)
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About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
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