Better too much spade work than too little! This work saves blood.
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Lieber zuviel als zu wenig Spatengebrauch! Diese Arbeit spart Blut.
— Erwin Rommel
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Lieber zuviel als zu wenig Spatengebrauch! Diese Arbeit spart Blut." in the context of "Better too much spade work than too little! This work saves blood.
• p. 28." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Erwin Rommel" (Quotes, Infanterie greift an (1937))
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About Erwin Rommel
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Field Marshal and commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps in World War II, widely referred to as The Desert Fox (Der Wüstenfuchs). Linked to a conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he was ordered to commit suicide with a cyanide pill, in return for assurances that his family would not be persecuted following his death.
About Erwin Rommel
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Field Marshal and commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps in World War II, widely referred to as The Desert Fox (Der Wüstenfuchs). Linked to a conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he was ordered to commit suicide with a cyanide pill, in return for assurances that his family would not be persecuted following his death.
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