Book vii

. Sect. 2._

Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.[718-2]

_Natural History, Book vii . Sect. 4._

With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.[718-3]

_Natural History,