Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography.
When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
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Author, Inventor, Philosopher, Scientist
Historian, Priest, Theologian
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Astronomer, Philosopher, Scientist
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Artist, Playwright, Poet
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Comedian, Historian, Philosopher
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Philosopher, Poet, Scientist
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Historian, Philosopher, Poet
Historian, Philosopher, Poet
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