Chapter 13 (p. 323)
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Refusing to do a finite amount of good because you cannot do an infinite amount of good is a morally perverse position.
— Iain Banks
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Refusing to do a finite amount of good because you cannot do an infinite amount of good is a morally perverse position." in the context of "Chapter 13 (p. 323)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Iain Banks" (Quotes, Non-Culture Novels, Transition (2009): All page numbers are from the hardcover U.S. first edition, published by Orbit, , in September 2009, first printing )
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About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
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