The masterpiece flourishes only on land fertilized by an anonymous or obscure multitude of mediocre works.
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"La obra maestra no florece sino en un terreno abonado por una anónima u oscura multitud de obras mediocres."

— José Carlos Mariátegui

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""La obra maestra no florece sino en un terreno abonado por una anónima u oscura multitud de obras mediocres."" in the context of "The masterpiece flourishes only on land fertilized by an anonymous or obscure multitude of mediocre works." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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José Carlos Mariátegui

About José Carlos Mariátegui

José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (June 14, 1894 - April 16, 1930) was a Peruvian writer, journalist, politician and Marxist philosopher.