"Men of lofty genius when they are…" — Leonardo da Vinci

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"Hombres de gran genio cuando están haciendo el menor trabajo son los más activos"

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“The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.”

Leonardo da Vinci

“He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.”

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