Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten.

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This quote suggests that culture, when viewed as a possession, can be defined as the remnants of a vast amount of forgotten and seemingly useless knowledge. It implies that over time, people tend to remember and retain only a fraction of what was once considered important or relevant in a particular society or community. In this context, culture becomes the residue or remnants of what was once learned, cherished, and passed down through generations, but is now largely forgotten or considered irrelevant in the present time.

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