I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

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Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction...

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction...

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of...

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of...

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...

Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it.

Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he...

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he...

Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

God is a philosophical black hole, the point where reason breaks down.

God is a philosophical black hole, the point where reason breaks down.

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts...

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts...