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“Socrates “was asked why seawater had become salty. He replied: If you can indicate to me the use that will come to you from knowing the answer to this question, I shall give you the reason.” And Diogenes, “seeing a youth with a lamp, said to him: Do you know where this - fire comes from? The youth…” quote by Franz Rosenthal
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““Socrates “was asked why seawater had become salty. He replied: If you can indicate to me the use that will come to you from knowing the answer to this question, I shall give you the reason.” And Diogenes, “seeing a youth with a lamp, said to him: Do you know where this - fire comes from? The youth replied: If you can tell me where it goes to, I shall tell you where it comes from, thus effectively silencing Diogenes, something nobody else had been able to do.””

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