Be content to bless each other, that is all the blessing you need, and how I wish that all blessings were so.
• p. 175
• p. 175
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Abençoem-se antes um ao outro, é quanto basta, pudessem ser todas as bênçãos como essa.
— José Saramago
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Abençoem-se antes um ao outro, é quanto basta, pudessem ser todas as bênçãos como essa." in the context of "Be content to bless each other, that is all the blessing you need, and how I wish that all blessings were so.
• p. 175" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "José Saramago" (Quotes, Baltasar and Blimunda (1982): (Original title: Memorial do Convento, trans. Giovanni Pontiero))
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About José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. In 1995, he won the Camões Prize, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
About José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. In 1995, he won the Camões Prize, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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