Ch. 57
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A knife is sharpened on stone, steel is tempered by fire, but men must be sharpened by men.
— Louis L'Amour
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A knife is sharpened on stone, steel is tempered by fire, but men must be sharpened by men." in the context of "Ch. 57" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Louis L'Amour" (Quotes, The Walking Drum (1984))
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About Louis L'Amour
Louis Dearborn L'Amour /ˈluːi ləˈmʊr/ (22 March 1908 – 10 June 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works consisted primarily of Western novels, which he called his "frontier stories", but who also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
About Louis L'Amour
Louis Dearborn L'Amour /ˈluːi ləˈmʊr/ (22 March 1908 – 10 June 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works consisted primarily of Western novels, which he called his "frontier stories", but who also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
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