For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.
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Nationality: English Type: Philosopher Born: 1214 Death: 1294 |
“Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.”
“The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block your visions of the future.”