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Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.

Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.

Approximate author period: c. 1879 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
John Burroughs
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Approximate author period: c. 1879 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to John Burroughs, based on documented lifetime 1837 to 1921. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938841 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938841 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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