Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold… — Leonardo da Vinci · Skopia

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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 vigor of the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

1519

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Topic

Inaction Stagnation Staying active

Statement type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

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Time

1519 The Renaissance

Person

Leonardo da Vinci

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Citation

Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1519.

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