Another matter on which I disagree with
Posidonius is his belief that it was by wise men that tools were originally
invented. … Nor, for that matter, do I find it as nice a question as Posidonius
does, whether the hammer started to come into general use before the tongs or
the other way around. They both were
invented by some individual of an alert, perceptive turn of mind, but not one
with the qualities of greatness or of inspiration.[1]
-
Seneca,
Letters from a Stoic, circa. A.D. 64.
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