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Letter "R" » rusts
«Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind»
«Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind.»
Author: Leonardo da Vinci
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«I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.»
«Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow old:It is the rust we value, not the gold.»
«Few minds wear out; more rust out»
«Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.»
Author: Leonardo da Vinci
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Architect,
Engineer,
Painter,
Sculptor)
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Action,
Mind
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«Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen, even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.»
Author: Leonardo da Vinci
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Architect,
Engineer,
Painter,
Sculptor)
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cold iron,
Cold Water,
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«Gold does not rust on the ground, and rocks don't get soaked in the rain.»
«Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use»