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“That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us. Hold property and external riches with fear; they often leave their possessor scorned and mocked at for having lost them.”
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“He who does not value life does not deserve it.”
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“Most people, if you give them a book, they sniff around on it awhile, then try to eat it.”
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“People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and made things happen.”
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“The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard: but if he will apply himself to learn from the objects of nature he will produce good results. This we see was the case with the painters who came after the time of the Romans, for they continually imitated each other, and from age to age their art steadily declined.”
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Leonardo’s 2024 Year in Books
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