Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

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He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand

You do ill to praise, but worse to censure, what you do not understand

Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

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.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

Here are three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are...

Here are three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are...

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

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.

Remember that happiness is a way of travel -- not a destination

Remember that happiness is a way of travel -- not a destination

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than...

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than...

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned...

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned...

Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known.

Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known.

To love is natural. To understand the variations of love is wisdom.

To love is natural. To understand the variations of love is wisdom.

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot...

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot...