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Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientist
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Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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The one who relies on authority during a discussion does not use his mind but his memory.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientist
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I take no more notice of the wind that comes out of the mouths of critics than of the wind expelled from their backsides.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientist
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It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientist
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I take no more notice of the wind that comes out of the mouths of critics than of the wind expelled from their backsides.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientist
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Added on 17-Jul-07 | Last updated 17-Jul-07
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