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Probably, since human society began, it had seen no such curious spectacle as the houses of the San Francisco millionaires on Nob Hill.

— Henry Adams

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Probably, since human society began, it had seen no such curious spectacle as the houses of the San Francisco millionaires on Nob Hill." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Henry Adams

About Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams (16 February 1838 – 27 March 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist, novelist and educator. He was the great-grandson of John Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.