Three Men on the Bummel (1900)
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There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them.
— Jerome K. Jerome
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them." in the context of "Three Men on the Bummel (1900)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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