"On Cats and Dogs"
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Swearing relieves the feelings—that is what swearing does. I explained this to my aunt on one occasion, but it didn't answer with her. She said I had no business to have such feelings.
— Jerome K. Jerome
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Swearing relieves the feelings—that is what swearing does. I explained this to my aunt on one occasion, but it didn't answer with her. She said I had no business to have such feelings." in the context of ""On Cats and Dogs"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jerome K. Jerome" (Quotes, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886))
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About Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.
About Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.
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