(p. 45)
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Philosophic clarity has been a key to his life in business, and he doesn’t fall for facile or self-flattering descriptions—not even, usually, for the self-flattery of thinking he is immune to self-flattery.
— John Barnes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Philosophic clarity has been a key to his life in business, and he doesn’t fall for facile or self-flattering descriptions—not even, usually, for the self-flattery of thinking he is immune to self-flattery." in the context of "(p. 45)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Barnes" (Quotes, Mother of Storms (1994): All page numbers from the first mass market paperback edition published by Tor Books (May 1995)
Nominated for the 1996 Nebula Award, the 1995 Hugo Award, and the 1995 Arthur C. Clarke Award )
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