Book XXIV, line 494, p. 336
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Mourne not inevitable things; thy teares can spring no deeds
To helpe thee, nor recall thy sonne: impacience ever breeds
Ill upon ill, makes worst things worse.
— George Chapman
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Mourne not inevitable things; thy teares can spring no deeds
To helpe thee, nor recall thy sonne: impacience ever breeds
Ill upon ill, makes worst things worse." in the context of "Book XXIV, line 494, p. 336" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Chapman" (Quotes, The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets (1611))
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