It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.


An essay concerning human understanding... The eighteenth edition (ed. 1793)

John Locke Quotes

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.