“Those who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding.”
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
“The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.”
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections
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