Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man.
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• p. 258
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Rien n'est plus lent que la véritable naissance d'un homme.
— Marguerite Yourcenar
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Rien n'est plus lent que la véritable naissance d'un homme." in the context of "Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man.
• p. 258" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Marguerite Yourcenar" (Quotes, Memoirs of Hadrian (1951): Mémoires d'Hadrien, English translation by Grace Frick in collaboration with Marguerite Yourcenar (1984), The page numbers below are from the English translation.)
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About Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.
About Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.
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