pp. 146-147
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The majority of men ... never turn their attention from the outside world to examine themselves. ... They go through life drawn hither and thither by outside happenings, with scarcely any originality, or without any more control of their direction than have the leaves which are whirled about by the autumn wind.
— Jules Payot
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The majority of men ... never turn their attention from the outside world to examine themselves. ... They go through life drawn hither and thither by outside happenings, with scarcely any originality, or without any more control of their direction than have the leaves which are whirled about by the autumn wind." in the context of "pp. 146-147" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Payot" (Quotes, The Education of the Will (1920): L'éducation de la volonté, as translated by S. Jelliffe)
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