The 20th century, the story takes place in 1990. The 20th century spans from 01/01/1901 to 12/31/2000.
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A closed minded. person is often given to people who are very firm I'm there own beliefs. Take for example a person who is against gay people because they believe it is "unnatural." Now, it is very common for some people to express there feelings towards others about their beliefs; good or bad.
so this quote is saying, that people who are closed minded( ex: white supremists, homophobes, feminist, etc) are often the ones who complain the loudest. the author of the quote is saying that these types of people shouldn't say anything, as everything they say is either offenseive or just plain dumb.
I hope this helped a little, its a bit hard to explain without using examples.
It implies that fame and respect don't keep going long. Something that wilts with speed than a rose is something short lived or impermanent. In spite of the fact that we achieve extraordinary things throughout everyday life, we get old; we may have different conditions that may make us lose the Distinction and respect. We could accomplish something, in life that may even reason us to serve time, in any case, life does not go everlastingly here on earth, nor does the things we have picked up throughout everyday life.