Quote#Science & Reason
Shall the iron argue with the smith what it would be?
Quote byRichard Hovey · 1864–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Along the Trail (1898), "Benzaquen", p. 113..
English (original)
Shall the iron argue with the smith what it would be? Or, shall the wrought iron reason with the monger To whom it would be sold?
— Richard Hovey
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