Leonardo da Vinci: Fire may be represented as the destroyer of all sophistry, and as the image and demonstration of truth; because it is li

Fire may be represented as the destroyer of all sophistry, and as the image and — Leonardo da Vinci

Fire may be represented as the destroyer of all sophistry, and as the image and demonstration of truth; because it is light and drives out darkness which conceals all essences .

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