Leonardo da Vinci: Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and

Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; anima — Leonardo da Vinci

Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.

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