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Quote of the day by Mona Lisa maker Leonardo da Vinci: 'Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity…' What the legendary polymath warned centuries ago about how inaction slowly destroys the human mind

Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: "Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. So we must stretch ourselves to the very limits of human possibility. Anything less is a sin against both God and man."

Right then. Let's talk about one of the most brilliant daily quotes you'll ever come across, and it comes from a bloke who lived over 500 years ago. Leonardo da Vinci. Painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, engineer, musician, and probably the most curious human being who ever walked the earth. When this man offers you a quote of the day, you'd do well to sit up and listen.

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