Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.
LEONARDO DA VINCITruth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
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There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.
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One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a thorough knowledge of its nature. Great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you know it but little you will be able to love it only a little or not at all.
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The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
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The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
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Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.
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Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.
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Fear arises sooner than anything else.
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Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.
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Nature never breaks her own laws.
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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
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Motion is created by the destruction of balance.
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Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.
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Nothing is hidden under the sun.
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People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.
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A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its job.
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