scientists quench their thirst for knowledge at a fountain

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An example of metaphor in a scientist's writings:

"…not all statements which lack a logical foundation are scientifically worthless, and that [such] short-sighted formalism stops up the very fountain at which a Galileo, a Kepler, a Newton, and many other great physicists have quenched their thirst for scientific knowledge and insight.

Max Planck

Plank, M. (1948/1949). The concept of causality in physics (F. Gaynor, Trans.). In Scientific Autobiography and other papers (pp. 121-150). Philosophical Library.

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