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5402900 No.5402900 [Reply] [Original]

>Solomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, That all knowledge was but remembrance; so Solomon giveth his sentence, That all novelty is but oblivion.

Agree?
Thoughts?
Dissertations?

>> No.5402921

I agree wholeheartedly.

>> No.5402926
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5402926

Yes... I can understand some of this words...

>> No.5402933

>>5402900
Wish I knew that or that somebody had told me that back in the day. The thought crossed my mind but I was like naahhhh

>> No.5402937

Can someone put this into laymans terms

>> No.5402948

>>5402937

it says if you find anything interesting it's only because you're stupid

>> No.5402967

>>5402937
>Solomon said there is nothing new at all. So, as Plato had imagined that all knowledge is memory nonetheless; Solomon gave his affirmation: all new shit is forgetfulness.


By the way, I didn't know this extract. It's really nice.