Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishmen… - Leonardo da Vinci

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Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and musician. His best known painting is the Mona Lisa.

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Alternative Names: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci • Leonardo • da Vinci • Leonard • Léonard • Leonardo Da Vinci

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