“ Man ought to develop his brain, not depend on tools. ”
Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith (1925). copy citation
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Source | Arrowsmith |
| Topic | tool brains |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200131h.html |
Context
“Strikes me a fellow ought to use his insight, not just a chest of tools, to make discoveries. A good sailor could find his way at sea even if he didn't have instruments, and a whole Lusitania-ful of junk wouldn't make a good sailor out of a dub. Man ought to develop his brain, not depend on tools."
"Ye-uh, but if there were charts and quadrants in existence, a sailor that cruised off without 'em would be a chump!"
For half an hour Martin defended himself, not too politely, before the gem-like Gottlieb, the granite Wickett.”
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