If man were meant to fly, he'd have been born with wings.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:56:11.393 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Archimedes. Have you seen that flying machine model?
- I have nothing to do with your futuristic fiddle-faddle, you know that.
- Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. Here we are.
- Do you mean man will fly in one of those someday?
- If man were meant to fly, he'd have been born with wings.
- I am about to prove otherwise, Archimedes, if you care to watch.
- Man will fly, all right. Just like a rock.
- It would have worked if... If it weren't for this infernal beard.
(Archimedes laughing mockingly) I never... Never in my whole...
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