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Fire destroys falsehood, that is sophistry, and restores truth, driving out darkness.

 

Leonardo da Vinci

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Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth.

 

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Fire destroys all sophistry, that is deceit; and maintains truth alone, that is gold.

 

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 [or subtle things].

 

Leonardo da Vinci

 

Cling to truth and it turns into falsehood. Understand falsehood and it turns into truth. Truth and falsehood are two sides of the same coin. Neither accept one nor reject the other.

 

Ryokan

 

Philosophy: Why, you Precocious Pederast! You Palpable Pervert!
Sophistry: Pelt me with roses!
Philosophy: You Toadstool! O Cesspool!
Sophistry: Wreath my hairs with lilies!
Philosophy: Why, you Parricide!
Sophistry: Shower me with gold! Look, don't you see I welcome your abuse?
Philosophy: Welcome it, monster? In my day we would have cringed with shame.
Sophistry: Whereas now we're flattered. Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
(heavily rewritten and embellished tr. Arrowsmith 1962, p. 70)

 

Aristophanes