She catches hold, then of this word "nothing," and stabs at it with a multitude of words and examples, and by means of a suitable interpretation, reduces it to this, that "nothing" can mean the same as "only a little thing" or "an imperfect thing;" she expounds in other words what the Sophists have hitherto taught regarding this passage: "Apart from me you can do nothing," that is to say "nothing perfectly.
Martin LutherAbout author
- Author's profession: Leader
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: November 10, 1483
- Died: February 18, 1546
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