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Nature and Art, st. 12 (1868)
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So living Nature, not dull Art,
Shall plan my ways and rule my heart.

— John Henry Newman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "So living Nature, not dull Art,
Shall plan my ways and rule my heart." in the context of "Nature and Art, st. 12 (1868)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Henry Newman

About John Henry Newman

Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal.