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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#approves #brave #business #conduct #conscience

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#been #die #how #i #learning

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#appealing #argument #authority #conducts #his

Art is never finished, only abandoned. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#art #finished #never #only

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#clearly #does #dreams #eye #imagination

I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it. ↗

— Larry Hagman

#lot #news #sports #television #watch

Now, most dentist's chairs go up and down, don't they? The one I was in went back and forwards. I thought 'This is unusual'. And the dentist said to me 'Mr Vine, get out of the filing cabinet. ↗

— Tim Vine

#cabinet #chairs #dentist #down #filing

So I said to the gym instructor: 'Can you teach me to do the splits?' He said: 'How flexible are you?' I said: I can't make Tuesdays.' ↗

— Tim Vine

#gym #how #i #instructor #make

I was at sea the other day and loads of meat floated past. It was a bit choppy. ↗

— Tim Vine

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