Aristotle compared the mind of man to a blank tablet on which nothing was written, but on which all things could be engraved. … There is, however, th… - John Amos Comenius

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Aristotle compared the mind of man to a blank tablet on which nothing was written, but on which all things could be engraved. … There is, however, this difference, that on the tablet the writing is limited by space, while in the case of the mind, you may continually go on writing and engraving without finding any boundary, because, as has already been shown, the mind is without limit.

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About John Amos Comenius

John Amos Comenius (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Czech teacher, scientist, educator and writer.

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Native Name: Jan Amos Komenský
Alternative Names: Johann Comenius Johannes Amos Comenius Jan Ámos Komenský Iohannes Amos Comenius Comenius Johann Amos Comenius
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Aristoteles hominis animum comparavit tabulae rasae, cui nihil inscriptum sit, inscribi tamen omnia possint. … Hoc interest, quod in tabula lineas ducere non licet, nisi quousque margo permittat: in mente usque et usque scribendo, et sculpendo, terminum nusquam invenies quia (ut ante monitum) interminabilis est.

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