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More Things in Heaven and Earth (p. 156)

“You clearly know nothing at all about economics, old fellow.”
“Neither do economists, George,” I said.

— Isaac Asimov

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“Neither do economists, George,” I said." in the context of "More Things in Heaven and Earth (p. 156)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.