“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation … even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci
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"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation … even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind." – Leonardo da Vinci
"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation … even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind." – Leonardo da Vinci
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