"December 11 : Wind", p. 152
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Conditions are seldom ideal, and if one waits long enough for ideal conditions one is just making excuses.
— Bernd Heinrich
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Conditions are seldom ideal, and if one waits long enough for ideal conditions one is just making excuses." in the context of ""December 11 : Wind", p. 152" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bernd Heinrich" (Quotes, A Year in the Maine Woods (1995))
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About Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich, Ph.D (born 19 April 1940) is a professor in the zoology department at the University of Vermont. He has authored books about nature writing, zoology, ecology, and evolution. His father was the ichneumon expert Gerd Heinrich (1896–1984).
About Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich, Ph.D (born 19 April 1940) is a professor in the zoology department at the University of Vermont. He has authored books about nature writing, zoology, ecology, and evolution. His father was the ichneumon expert Gerd Heinrich (1896–1984).
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