"Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci
Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.
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“Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.”
“Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not to censure you. And if the answer is yes, correct the fault. If no, give the impression that you have not heard him, or if he is a man whom you respect, explain to him why he is mistaken.”
“The body of the earth is of the nature of a fish... because it draws water as its breath instead of air.”
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“When we use our imagination properly it is our greatest friend; it goes belyond reason and is the only light that takes us everywhere.”
“You may not be able to do all you find out, but make sure you find out all you can do.”
“Look at a man the way he is and he only becomes worse, but look at him as if he were what he could be, then he becomes what he should be.”
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“What you put into life is what you get out of it.”
“I think you've got to pay the price for anything that's worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You've got to pay the price to win, you've got to pay the price to stay on top, and you 've got to pay the price to get there.”
“Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.”