It is the invariable lesson to humanity that distance in time, and in space as well, lends focus. It is not recorded, incidentally, that the lesson h… - Isaac Asimov

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It is the invariable lesson to humanity that distance in time, and in space as well, lends focus. It is not recorded, incidentally, that the lesson has ever been permanently learned.

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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.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov Paul French Asimov Isaak Ozimov Itzhak Ozimov
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¡Imagíneselo! Es un mundo del tamaño de un pañuelo, de una uña, con recursos tan escasos, un poder tan pequeño y una población tan microscópica [...] Y, pese a ello, es un pueblo tan altivo y ambicioso que sueña tranquila y metódicamente con el gobierno galáctico. ¡Caramba!, están tan seguros de sí mismos que ni siquiera tienen prisa. Se mueven lenta y flemáticamente, hablan de siglos necesarios. Se tragan mundos a placer y se internan en sistemas con morosa complacencia. Y tienen éxito. Nadie puede detenerles.

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