Chapter 15, "Good Falls Sick"
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It is easier to destroy knowledge, Ignosi, than to gather it.
— H. Rider Haggard
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is easier to destroy knowledge, Ignosi, than to gather it." in the context of "Chapter 15, "Good Falls Sick"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "H. Rider Haggard" (Quotes, King Solomon's Mines (1885))
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About H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations such as southern Africa, Central Asia, Egypt, Iceland and Mexico.
About H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations such as southern Africa, Central Asia, Egypt, Iceland and Mexico.
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